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sinking of the USS maine
-the maine was sent to cuba to protect american citizens while the cuban revolutionaries were fighting spain for independence
-the newspaper writers blamed spain for the explosion so there was a public uproar
-many Americans saw this as a chance to seize other overseas possesions & begin building an American Empire -
open door policy
-purpose of the policy was to give all nations equal rights when trading with china
-the treaty would oppose any attempts by other nations to use the rebellion as an excuse to dismember china
-this policy was th U.S. attempt towards world power -
roosevelt corollary
-was created by theodore roosevelt
-convinced that all of latin america was vulnerable to european attack
-president roosevelt dusted of the monroe doctrine & added his own corollary
-monroe doctrine blocked further expansion of europe in the western hemisphere
-was used to justify U.S. intervention through the hemisphere -
sinking of the lusitania
-less than a year after ww1 a german U-boat the RMS, a british ocean liner route from new york to liver pool, england -
sussex pledge
-the sussex pledge was a promise made in 1916 during ww1 by germany to the U.S. prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1915 germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted ships, but not passenger ships to be torpdoed without warning -
espionage act
-the act was designed to crush subversion critics of the war for those convicted of aiding the enemy obstruction military involvement, protesting, conscription, or to impede the war effort
-the maximum fine was up to $810,000 & 20 years in federal prison -
zimmerman telegram
-this was a message from the german foreign minister to mexico government
-the war between the U.S. & germany is published on the front pages of newspapers across america to help bring america into ww1 -
german unrestricted submarine warfare
-reason why the U.S. joined the war are, when german u-boats quarantined british isles, german u-boats sank merchant ships, & also because german u-boats sank the lusitania, they also sank 4 U.S. merchant ships