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USS Maine was sent to Cuba to protect lives & property of Americans. Later it was sunk by an explosion.
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U.S Pacific fleet sailed to the Philippines to aid Filipino rebels already in revolt against Spain.
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A new policy which stated that all countries have trading rights in China.
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U.S would collect the debt from the Dominican Republic, acting as an "international police power."
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The use of American investment to promote American foreign policy goals.
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Wolrd War begines due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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U.S builds the Panama Canal for easier transportation of goods and trade.
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Waters around the British Isles were considered official war zones.
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British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine.
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Germany promises to not sink anymore merchnt ships without warning
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Germany resumes U Boat attacks on the U.S
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Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany asking Mexico to attack the U.S in exchange for some U.S states. British Intelligence intercepted this telegram.
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When the U.S government began drafting soldiers, requireing males from ages 21-30 to register for military service.
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Act passed that it was a crime for anyone to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S forces
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14 point program in a speech Wilson proposed for world peace.
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AEF, led by General John Pershing, helped defeat the Central Powers
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U.S soldier who captured 132 German soldiers & killed 20. Earned the Congressional Medal of Honor
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President Woodrow Wilson argued in favor of the Versailles Treay, which he ended up signing, making an end of the first World War.
