US Expansionism-Tommy Yep

By Litltommy
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    US Expansionism

  • Acquisition of Hawaii

    Acquisition of Hawaii

    The is when U.S. gain Hawaii.
    Sanford Dole become the mayor.
    It got us resources and trading.
  • Sinking of the USS Maine

    Sinking of the USS Maine

    This was the cause of the spanish american war.
    roosevelt influence help on going to war.
    We obtain land and show that US is a world power.
  • Start of Spanish American War

    Start of Spanish American War

    The start of Spanish American War with spain and it was cause by a ship exploding.
    A important person was Roosevelt.
    It show that US was a world power.
  • Acquisition of Philippines

    Acquisition of Philippines

    Was a place that was obtain in the spanish american war.
    Roosevelt was a person that influence the war.
    We gaim more territory.
  • End of Spanish American War

    End of Spanish American War

    This was the end of the Spanish American War. We also obtain territory.
    A person that was involve was Roosevelt.
    This show that US is a world power.
  • Acquisition of Guam

    Acquisition of Guam

    Land that we obtain in war.
    Roosevelt influence to war.
    Land,resoource,world power.
  • Open door policy

    Open door policy

    It let other country to trade with China.
    Secretary of State John Hay
    It show that the US is superior then the other country.
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary

    This made it that European country can't use force too collect there debt.
    Roosevelt
    Show how stroong the US is.
  • Dollar Deplomacy

    Dollar Deplomacy

    Encouraged investing in Caribbean countries.
    President Taft
    Show US power.
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal

    The US help in a revolution on the columbian with the agreement of gaining lane to make the panama canal so that US has a faster way of transporting stuff and taxing people for use.
    US control a big trading place.

  • Assassination of Archduk Franz Ferdinand

    He was assassinated by a surbianand it cause WWI.

  • Beginning of WWI

    The start of a world war with country and alliances.
    This cause country to go to war with each other.

  • German Proclamation

    Germany said that they ocean between america and europe is a warzone and the unrestricted submarine warfare.
    This sank a ship that american was on and it got US somewhat angry.

  • Sinking of the Lusittania

    Germany sank a ship with american passenger on it.
    This made US tick of oong Germany.

  • Sussex Pledge

    Germany said that they want shoot merchant ship without warning and they didn't was US to join the war.
    This stop US from doing anything on the war.

  • Unrestricted Submarine warfare continues

    Germany continues on the unrestricted submarine warfare and they attack a US boat again.
    This increase the reason to go to war with Germany.

  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Was a meeage that the britain intercept and they show the US. It wanted Mexico to go to war with US so they can occupy them.
    This cause the US too go to war with Germany.

  • When US entered WWI

    The US went to war with Germany.
    The US finally when to war with Germany because of the Zimmerman Telegram and other things.

  • Selective Service Act of 1917

    This was the draft witch was that people were to volunteer to war or was drafted to war.
    This got people for the WWI.