U.S. Expansionism:1898-1919

  • Alivin York

    Alivin York

    he was the the officer most decorated in world war one.
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    U.S. Expansionism

  • Sinking of the USS Maine

    Sinking of the USS Maine

    uss maine sinks
  • spanish american war

    conflict between U.S and spain, U.S interfire b helping cude gaine its independence
  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Dollar Diplomacy

    it encouraged investment in latin american countrys and east china
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy

    It was to a policy to be abel to trade with china
  • Acquisition of Hawaii

    Acquisition of Hawaii

    Hawaii becomes U.S property
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary

    addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union
  • world war 1 begins

    world war 1 begins

    it was a global war that centered in europe(at this time U.S wasn't at war
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    U.S made it so that when shiping from coast to coast it would be shorter trip
  • german proclamation

    german proclamation

    The first of von Bissing's proclamations censured the Belgian public for its anti-German stance and for 'treacherously' attacking German soldiers in Belgium. The proclamation contained a threat of reprisals if such attacks continued.
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania

    this ship was suncked by a german u boat that fired a torpedo many Americans died that day
  • Sussex Pledge

    Sussex Pledge

    It was a promise by germany thtat they weren't going to sinck any more comercial ships
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram

    germany invited mexico to attack the U.S in exchanged of the lost territory texas new mexico arizona and california.
  • U.S. Enters World War I

    U.S. Enters World War I

    the U.S enters world war one
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act

    the selective service or selective draft was to recruite people into the army for world war I
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act

    it was for people who were born some were else and where being spys for thier country
  • Wilson's Fourteen Points

    Wilson's Fourteen Points

    it was a fourteen point according to wilson to have world peace
  • Battle of Argonne Forest

    Battle of Argonne Forest

    it was the biggest offencive of the U.S in a war that ended world war 1
  • End of World War I

    End of World War I

    world war one had ended
  • Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

    Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

    many americans saw world war one as a wast of time and the U.S ends up not joining the leugue of nations and ratifys the treaty of versailles
  • Failure of Diplomacy

    Failure of Diplomacy

    japan attack the us and a new war started .