America Becomes A World Power

  • Alfred Thayer Mahan

    Alfred Thayer Mahan
    United States naval officer who was considered to be one of the best strategists during the nineteenth century.
  • Sanford B. Dole

    Sanford B. Dole
    Lawyer who advocated for the westernization of Hawaii, its culture, and its government.
  • Gen. John J. Pershing

    Gen. John J. Pershing
    Nicknamed "Black Jack", served famously as the Commander of American Expeditionary Forces during WW1.
  • Expansionism/Imperialism

    Expansionism/Imperialism
    Expanding the power of a country through expanding their territory. Expansionism is a policy of economic or territorial expansion while Imperialism is expanding a country's power in a more violent way, using military or through diplomacy
  • Alvin York

    Alvin York
    Most decorated US soldier during WW1. Received a medal of Honor for leading an attack on German machine gun nest.
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    An armed conflict between America/United States and Spain, later leading the the United States gaining more territory.
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal
    An artificial canal that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific. Divides North and South America
  • Causes of WW1

    Causes of WW1
    Alliances, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, and Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.
  • Reasons for Us Entry of WW1

    Reasons for Us Entry of WW1
    Had close economic ties with Great Britain, lend money to Allies, sinking of the Lusitania, and Zimmerman Note