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On this day the U.S.S. Maine is exploded from an unknown source. Due to this the Spanish-American War was started.
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In this was Spain declared war against the U.S. The U.S. ended up gaining control over Guam, Puerto rico, and the Phillippines.
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After the U.S. gained control over the Phillippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam from The Spanish-American War, hawaii was annexed to the U.S. Later Hawaii became the 50th state of the U.S.
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This Policy stated that all countries have trading with China. It was also used to open Asian markets to U.S. businesses.
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Was created by president Roosvelt, it kept European countries from using force to collect debt in Latin American countries. Also stated that the U.S. would act as an "internal plice power".
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It was started by president Taft and it stated that if a country didnt repay loans, the U.S. would send troops to their country.
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It made it possible for the USA to reinforce or combine the Pacific and Atlantic fleets with great ease. Was bought by the U.S. and was finished in 1914, and to this day it is still a trading and transporting hub around the world.
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Stated that the waters around the British Isles were to be considered an official war zone and Germany would sink any ship that entered the area.
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This was a British ship that was torpedoed and suck by a German submarine killing more thean 120 Americans.
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Was started because of the assasination of Archduke Fanz Ferdinand and his wife by Gavriolo Princip of Serbia.
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Germany promises not to sink any more merchent ships without warning because they do not want the U.S. to enter war.
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Germany continues U Boat attacks on the U.S.
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The Zimmerman Telegram was intercepted by british intelligence and showed them Germany's plan which was to ask the Mexican govt. to attack the U.S. in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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The U.S. finally enter World war 1 with the Allied Powers.
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This act forced all men in the U.S. from ages 21 to 30 to register for military service, and the govt could draft tem into the military when ever they wanted to.
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This act was passed to make a crime to leak military info. to outside forces.
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President Woodrow Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace. These points were later taken as the basis for peace negotiations at the end of the war.
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This was the final Allied offensive before the end of World War 1.
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This man killed over 20 German soldiers and captured 132 in Argonne Forest. he later earns the Congressional Medal of Honer.
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The End of World War One.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson appears personally before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to argue in favor of its ratification of the Versailles Treaty, the peace settlement that ended the First World War.
