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sinking of the u.s.s. maine
The U.S.S. maine was send to Cuba (Havana) to protect the interests there which was the sugar canes, just in cace spain tryed to do something to cuba becuse Cuban nationolist were trying to get their independence from Spain. But the maine ended up exploted, they blamed Spain. -
Acquisition of Guam and Philippiens
Guam was taken from spain by the u.s. during the spanish american war. & still today its terriory of the u.s. -
The spanish-american war
In 1895 Cuba was controlled by Spain, but the cubands wanted they'er independence and so for nothing to happen to cuba the us showed off their Maine Navel ship to spain to back of cuba since the us was intrested in cuba becuse they has sugar canes. War stared in april 25, 1898 & ended in aguest 12, 1898. -
Acquisition of Hawaii
Hawaii had a queen but was kicked out and the american settlers built sugar and pineapple plantationns on Hawaii. After the outbreak of the spanish american war. -
Opne door policy
Gave equal rights to all foregin nations in china. Used open Asian markest us businesses. -
Roosevelt coorollary
statements by president theodore rooosevelt, which were additions to the monroe doctrie - European efforts to colonize or inteffere in North or South america it would be viewed as aggression. Banned European countries from using force to collect debt in Latin America. -
Dollar Diplomacy
It stared under president taft , encouraged the u.s. to give loans to caribbean coutries and if that spacific counrty didn't repay back the loan the us would send in troops to that country. -
Assassination of Archduck Franz Derdinand
The war first stared in Europe, the assassination of Archduck was an immediate cause of the war in by serb nationalist in 1914. Austria-hungry was then a large multi-nation state officials in serbia a neighboring slavic state secretly planned the assassination. -
start of WWI
The Austrian invaded Serbia to avenge the assassination. They were encouraged by their ally Germany ,soon after that brought other major powers into the war. Russia was ally to Serbia and Britain and France were allied to Russia, it quickly escalated into a mejor Eurpean war. -
panama canal
The u.s. wanted land in Panama to build a canal to decrease time between the east and west coast of u.s coast and to ship goods quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Stared bulding on November 6,1903 & finished in the year 1914 -
German proclamation
German declared waters around the British isles were to be considered an offical war zone and Germany would use submarines to sink any ships that entered that area. -
sinking of the lusitania
The lusitania was a british passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunked by the german submarines, killing more than 1,000 passengers including 128 american & enraged the united states -
Sussex pledge
President Wilson threatened to break off relation with Germany. So Germany issued the sussexpledge , in which they promised they wouldnt sink any more marchant ships without warning. They stared this because they didnt want the u.s. to enter the war. But Germany didnt stop attacking ships . -
Zimmerman Telegram
This was a secret message from the german minister promising to return u.s. territories to mexico if it would help germany fight the united states, the u.s. was enraged when the telegram was disocvered. -
U.S. enters WWI
Main reason why the us entered the war was becasue of germany unrestricted submarine warfare President Wilson orderd a force of u.s. troops, known as the american expeditionary force to europe. -
slective service act passed
The u.s. government passed the act to have the power to draft soldiers. This act requires all men between 21 and 31 of age to register for military service. -
Espichnage act
Made it a crime for any person to convey information to interfere with the u.s. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or promote the success of the country enemies. -
14 points
Wilson's Fourteen points became the basis for a peace program and it was on the back of the fourteen points that germany and her allies agreed to an armistice in Novermber 1918. -
End of war world 1
The war finally ended and Germany was left to pay for all damages about 3 billien in reparation that were caused because of the war and their military was downsized and their navy was eliminated. Germanys colonies were taken away and given to the Allies. The tready of versailles was rejected becuse limited u.s. foregin policy and it interfered with domestic issues . -
Battle of Argonne forest
Fought in france along the western front. (Armistice) meaning ending of the war.
