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Aquisition of Hawaii
Overthrew Hawaii's queen in 1893 and added a terriory -
Sinking of the U.S.S Maine
A massive explosion that sunk the U.S.S Maine in Cuba's Havana Harbor, killing 260 men. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the Uniited States and Spain that ended the Spanish colonial rule in the Americas. -
Phillipines
Declared independence from spain. The U.S. attacked and defeated the spanish in Manila. -
Open Door Policy
Gave equal trading rights to all foreign nations in China. Also, it was used to open Asian markets to businesses. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Also known as the "Big Stick", help ban European countries from using force to collect debt in Latin America. Because of this, Roosevelt feared that Europeans would lend money to those countries which involved the Monroe Doctrain and expanded from that point. It affected the world power status in such ways that created resentment by Central America. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Was basically giving loans to Caribbean countries. During President Taft's term, there were situations regarding economy within other countries. It was pretty relevant because it helped certain countries in Central America and was taken into consideration, it expanded throughout the globe. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Nephew of Emperor Franz Josef, was shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Due to alliences, this caused war to break out on August 1, 1914. -
Start of WW1
Because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, it lead to the start of WW1 a month later. A Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip was the murdurer. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was a source of traveling between the east and west of the U.S. Coast. The U.S. bought a 10 mile strip of land and became a major influence because it shipped goods and also save time and money by having faster transportation. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Less than a year after WW1 erupted across europe, a german U-boat torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, killing more than 120 Americans. -
German Proclamation
Von Graevenitz announced that selected men and women living in Lille were to be deported to surrounding areas for the purpose of working in the countryside. -
Sussex Pledge
A promise made in 1916 during WW1 by German to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January, 1917 that proposed a military allience between German and Mexico in the event of the United States entering WW1 against Germany. -
U.S Enters WW1
More than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, it stirred up comotion within countries and led to war one month later. -
Wilson's 14 points
German announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare and the subsequent sinking of ships with U.S. citizens on board. President Woodrow Wilson’s war aims went beyond the defense of U.S. maritime interests -
Selective Service Act
Authorize the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into WW1 through the drafting of people. -
Espionage Act
A federal law passed, shortly after the U.S. entry into WW1. It made a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S., Also it was government control of speech, which is the fear of communism. -
Battle of Argone Forest
Was part of the final Allied offensive of WW1 that stretched along the entire Western Front. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty made after World War 1. It took place in France, and made it so that Germany could not build a big military. Also the Allied Powers that ended the First World War and established the League of Nations. -
Guam
Culture that influenced European, American, Asian, Micronesian, and other people who hvae occupied, visited, adn immigrated to Guam since the 16th Century. -
Sussex Pledge
Was a promise made in 1916 during WW1 to not sink any more merchant ships without warning. They stated this because they did not want the United States to enter the war.
