US expansionism Aris

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  • maine explodes

    A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard.

  • annexed hawaii

    hawii is annexed

  • Guam

    won after spanish american war

  • philippines

    won after the spanish american war

  • spanish american war

    started april 1898
    ended august 1898
    was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. U.S. attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War.

  • open door policy

    having equal trading rights with china

  • roosevelt diplomacy

    The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03. The corollary states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directl

  • dollar diplomacy

    incouraged to invest in latin american coutrys and if they couldn't pay them back america will send troops to fix it

  • panama canal

    thousads of people died , and 400 thousand to build.
    it was made to make trade faster.

  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavriolo Princip
    Start of WW1

  • Beginning of WW1

    Starts in august 1st
    Allies:France, Britain, Russia, Italy
    Central Powers:Germany, Austria-hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria

  • German Proclamation

    February 15, 1915
    The waters around the British isles were considerd warzone and Germany was to sink anyships that crossed there

  • Sinking of the lusitania

    British passenger ship was sank by Germany killing atleast120 Americans. U.S. was mad about this

  • Sussex Pledge

    Startes on April 24, 1916 Germany said that they wont sink anymore Merchant ships with out warning.

  • unrestricted sub warfare continues

    February 3, 1917
    Germany continues UBoat attacks on U.S

  • ZimmermanTelegram

    Febraury 24, 1917
    Britain intercepst a telegram from Germany to Mexico to start a war with U.S. so they wont get in the war

  • when the us enterd the war

    The U.S. enters the war in April 6, 1917

  • selective service act of 1917

    The government now has the power to draft solders
    you have to be 21 to 30 to sign up for the draft and be chosen to go to war