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Alfred Thayer Mahan
A US Navy flag officer and historian that wrote "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" which influenced how many countries ran their navy. -
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Sanford B. Dole
A lawyer from Hawaii that helped overthrow the Hawaiian monarchy and make Hawaii a part of the US. He served as the president of Hawaii for a few years before becoming the first governor of Hawaii -
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Gen. John J. Pershing
John J. Pershing was a US army officer that led the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front in Europe during WW1 and allowed all-black units when the military was segregated. -
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Alvin York
One of the most decorated US Army soldiers and received the medal of honor after killing 20 German soldiers and capturing 132. -
Expansionism/Imperialism
The expansion of a country through the gaining of land to exert economic and political power -
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Spanish-American War
After the explosion of the U.S.S Maine, America went to war with Spain which saw an American victory. Because of the war, Cuba gained their independence and the US gained Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines from Spain. -
Causes of WW1
Alliances, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism, as well as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, led to the start of WW1 -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a canal built by the US in Panama that made a passageway between North and South America, making the trip for cargo boats much faster and easier since they didn't have to go around South America. Construction started in 1904 and ended in 1914 -
Reasons for US entry into WW1
The US joined the war after the introduction of unrestricted submarine warfare, the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram which was meant to be sent from Germany to Mexico asking them to fight the US, and the sinking of the Lusitania by Germany which had civilians on board.