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Acquisition of Hawaii,Guam and Philippines
Us wins spanish american war ang gained hawaii along with the phillipines ,guam and puerto rico -
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
US declares war on spain after the main gets exploded in the Habana Rough riders defeat spanish at san juan led by Roosevelt -
Spanish American War
spain declares war on the US first
originated in the cuban struggle for independence from spain in feb 1895
real war after uss maine -
Open Door Policy
gave equal trading rights to all foreign nations in china -
Roosevelt Corollary
statement by Roosevelt forbidding European countries from using force to collect debts owed by the Dominican rep. the us. Would collect the debt for them -
Dollar Diplomacy
use of American investment to promote American foreign policy goals
• People Involved-president taft -
Panama Canal
ship canal connecting the Atlantic and pacific oceans key conduit for international maritime trade.
Roosevelt makes deal with Panamanian rebels -
assasination of Archduke franz Ferdinand
assasination of Archduke franz Ferdinand by serb nationalists immediately caused war -
start of world war 1
Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum and invades Serbia to avenge the assassination .alliances brought the other major powers into the war -
German proclamation
germany declared waters around british isles were to be considered an official war zone and they would use u boats to sink entering ships -
Sinking of Lusitania
lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine killing more than 120 americans -
sussex pledge
germany promised not to sink any more merchant ships without warning ;they didnt want the us to join the war -
zimmerman telegram
british intercept the telegram revealing germanys plan to ask mx govt -
US Enters WW1
President wilson orders American expeditionary force be sent to Europe under command of j pershing
selective service act passed -
espionage
made it a crime to convey info intented to interfere with the us war effort or to help enemies -
Wlison's fourteen points
agreements to keep peace after victory over central powers wilson wrrote to to prevent another world war from occurring. -
battle of Argonne forest
in France ;western front
led to armistice end on war led by pershing in aef -
end of ww1
germany required to admit total blame and pay total costs of the war ,its army was limited in size
league of nations and world court established