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Alfred Thayer Mahan
United States naval officer who was considered to be one of the best strategists during the nineteenth century. -
Sanford B. Dole
Lawyer who advocated for the westernization of Hawaii, its culture, and its government. -
Gen. John J. Pershing
Nicknamed "Black Jack", served famously as the Commander of American Expeditionary Forces during WW1. -
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
Most decorated US soldier during WW1. Received a medal of Honor for leading an attack on German machine gun nest. -
Spanish-American War
An armed conflict between America/United States and Spain, later leading the the United States gaining more territory. -
Panama Canal
An artificial canal that connects the Atlantic to the Pacific. Divides North and South America -
Causes of WW1
Alliances, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, and Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. -
Reasons for Us Entry of WW1
Had close economic ties with Great Britain, lend money to Allies, sinking of the Lusitania, and Zimmerman Note