U.S. History Part 3 By Anthony51601 1893 the U.S. annexed hawaii 1898 spanish american war 1898 Puerto Rico was annexed the by the U.S 1899 john Hay's open door policy with china 1899 the U.S. annexed the phillippines 1901 the U.S. asserted its right to intervene in cuban affairs with the platt amendment 1904 panama canal opened making passage between the atlantic and pacific oceans easier 1909 presidant taft's dollar diplomacy with latin america 1914 the U.S. first global economy 1914 world war I began in europe 1917 the U.S. entered WW1 Due to german Submarine warfare and the zimmermann 1917 Wood Wilson Made his "make the world safe for democracy" speech 1918 Woodrow Wilson delivered his 14 points to eliminate the causes of war 1919 Treaty of versailles was signed (punished germany for WW1) 1920 league of nations was created as a worldwide organization devoted to peace 1921 the U.S. senate rejected the Treaty of versailles and failed to join the league of nations
