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Started the Spanish-American war
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War between Spain and America over Cuba's independence.
Teddy Rooselvelt led troops in the war.
U.S. gain the Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Guam as new territories. -
Annexed as U.S. territory.
Sanford Dole became the governor of Hawaii.
Sugar and pinapple plantations were created there by U.S. settlers. -
Policy stating that all countries have trading rghts in China.
Secretary of State John Hays made this policy through a series of notes from 1899-1900.
Opened Asian markets to U.S. businesses. -
Barred Europeans from using force to collect debt in Latin American countries, and stated that the U.S. would act as an "international police power".
Created by President Theodore Roosevelt.
"Big Stick Policy"- Walk soflty and carry a big stick.
Was used to intervene in Central America. -
Encouraged investing, by American bankz, in Carribbean countries.
Was created by William Taft, president of U.S. between 1900 and 1913.
If a country did not repay the loans from the banks, the U.S. would send troops. -
U.S. President during this time was Woodrow Wilson.
Began because Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, was assassinated, leading to conflicts in European alliances, and the eventual war breaking out. -
A canal built by the U.S. on a 10 mile strip of land that they bought, was and still is used as a trading and transportation hub of the world.
Building of the canal was overseen by Teddy Roosevelt.
Created a trading shortcut. -
Waters around the British Isles were to be considered a war zone.
Germany would sink any ships that entered the war zone.
This was Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. -
Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunk by a German Submarine.
More than 120 Americans were killed. -
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare keeps going.
Germany resumes submarine attacks on the U.S. -
Germany promises not to sink any more merchant ships without warning.
Makes pledge because they don't want the U.S. to enter the war. -
Was Intercepted by British Intelligence.
Germany asks the Mexican government to attack the U.S. in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. -
U.S. entered World War 1
President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress and requested that they go to war. -
Goverment has power to draft soldiers for the war.
Required all men in the U.S., between the ages of 21 to 30, to register for military service. -
Made it a crime to interfere with U.S. war effort or to help out our enemies.
Goverment controled speech, they feared the spread of communisim (red scare).
Passed by the U.S. congress. -
Were the basis for a peace program.
Written by President Woodrow Wilson.
Speech given by Woodrow to Congress. -
Was fought in France
Led to the end of World War 1
AEF, American Expeditory Forces, fought in the battle, led by General John Pershing. -
Member of the U.S. army.
Fought in the Battle of Argonne Forest.
Was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions and achievements in the war. -
WW1 ended after the Battle of Argonne Forest.
Germany was defeated.
Treaty of Verailles was created. -
U.S. rejected the Treaty of Versailles
Germany was punished for the war.
Territories changed, Austria-Hungary were dividedd into nations Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were established as independent nations along Germany's borders.
League of Nations and the World Court were established.
