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U.S. acquired Alaska
It helped improve and kick off America’s Imperialism by expanding the land that they own. Also it was rich in Timber and Oil which with the first tanker of oil paid for Alaska -
Queen Lililukalani overthrown
America unwilling and unknowingly overthrew the Hawaii Queen Liliukalani It gave America Hawaii which helped like Alaska to improve America’s imperialism by expanding the land that they owned -
U.S.S. Maine
There is no known prof of it but, America blamed Spain for blowing up the U.S.S Maine thus It giving America a reason to fight the Spanish in Cuba and the Philippines and helped Cuba earn its independents -
Open Door Notes
It increased America’s influence in East Asia by asking many imperialistic countries to consider sharing trading rights with them thus improving their imperialism -
Teddy Roosevelt
Became President after President William McKinley was assassinated. He lead the U.S. into progression by starting National Parks and helped get rid of big trust by trust busted many big businesses -
National Child Labor Committee
Sent out journalist to document and make public what was going on in bussiness that had children working in them. It helped pave the way to stop Child Labor in America by sending investigators out to gather info on harsh child working conditions in America -
The Jungle
Revealed to the public what was truly going on in the chicago meat packing factories workers spitting on the floor rats running around everywhere, and helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act which is still in effect today -
Pure Food and Drug Act
Made companies put ingredients on the food so people knew what they were eating so they were less likely to get sick from an allergic reaction to what they were eating -
Seventeenth Amendment
it gave the power of the people to determine who is representing their state in the senate which gave the people more power in the Government -
Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Was assassinated by a memeber of the Black Hand in Austria-Hungary while on a tour around the country. If he wouldn’t of been assassinated we probably wouldn’t have had World War 1 and Austria Hungry would of more than likely still been a country -
Panama Canal
A man made Canal that cut through Central America. It cut transportat time of food and good with the Western side of America and made the transportation of goods a lot safer instead of going all the way around South America -
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Unrestricred War on any ships that where passing through seas around Europe. If Germany wouldn’t have kept using submarine warfare America would have probably never had entered the the war. -
Food Administration
Helped produce and conserve food for the war effort and without it our soldiers might have starved and gone hungry. -
Fuel Administration
Helped conserve fuel for the war effort and without it we would've wasted are fuel and are soldiers would have had less to use to power their tanks and airplanes -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended World War 1, ended further bloodshed and also blamed Germany for starting the war, and if it would of been passed by congress it could of prevented further war with the League of Nations
