Timetoast unit 3 part 3 By sethmcm 1898 Spanish American War 1898 The U.S. annexed Hawaii 1898 The U.S. annexed the Philippines 1899 John Hay's open door policy with china 1900 The United States first global economy Couldn't find a date for this one 1903 The U.S. asserted right to intervene in Cuban Affairs with Platt Amendment 1909 President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy with Latin America 1914 Panama Canal opened making passage between the atlantic and pacific easier 1914 World War 1 began in Europe 1917 U.S. entered WW1 due to German Submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram 1917 Woodrow Wilson made his "make the world safe for democracy" speech 1918 Woodrow Wilson delivered 14 points to eliminate causes of war 1919 Treaty of Versailles was signed(Punished germany for ww1) 1919 U.S. senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles and failed to join League of Nations 1920 League Of Nations created for worldwide peace 1989 Puerto Rico Was annexed by the US
