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US Expansionism
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Acquisition of Hawaii
Hawaii was annexed to america, then later becomes a state -
Sinking of the USS Maine
The USS Maine was near cuba when blown up, brining america into WW1 -
Open Door Policy
U.S. Said that all countries can trade with china. we played the good guy for our own benifits -
Roodevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address -
Dollar Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy is the effort of the United States—particularly during President William Howard Taft's term—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. -
Assaination of Archduke Ferdinard
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavriolo Princip of Serbia on June 28 1914, because of European alliances, this broke out into war -
Panama canal
The panama canal was a canal built through panama, for trade reasons so people didnt have to go all the way around south america to get to the west coast -
Beggining of WW1
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German Proclamaition
February 15, 1915, the waters around Britain were to e considered officially a war zone and Germany could sink any ship that entered the area AKA Unrestricted Submarine Warfare -
Sinking of the lusitania
May 7, 1915, Passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine killing more than 120 Americans -
Sussex Pledge
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Sub Warfare continues
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Zimmerman Telegraph
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US Enters WW1
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The Draft
May 18, 1917, The government now has the power to draft soldiers, the act required all men in the U.S. between ages 21 and 30 to register for military service. Within a few months over 10 million men across the country had registered in response to the military draft.