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Us wins spanish american war ang gained hawaii along with the phillipines ,guam and puerto rico
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US declares war on spain after the main gets exploded in the Habana Rough riders defeat spanish at san juan led by Roosevelt
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spain declares war on the US first
originated in the cuban struggle for independence from spain in feb 1895
real war after uss maine -
gave equal trading rights to all foreign nations in china
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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
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use of American investment to promote American foreign policy goals
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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 by serb nationalists immediately caused war
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Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum and invades Serbia to avenge the assassination .alliances brought the other major powers into the war
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germany declared waters around british isles were to be considered an official war zone and they would use u boats to sink entering ships
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lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine killing more than 120 americans
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germany promised not to sink any more merchant ships without warning ;they didnt want the us to join the war
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british intercept the telegram revealing germanys plan to ask mx govt
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President wilson orders American expeditionary force be sent to Europe under command of j pershing
selective service act passed -
made it a crime to convey info intented to interfere with the us war effort or to help enemies
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agreements to keep peace after victory over central powers wilson wrrote to to prevent another world war from occurring.
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in France ;western front
led to armistice end on war led by pershing in aef -
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
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