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sinking of the USS Maine
it was blowed up and the spanish was blamed for it -
Acquisition of Hawaii
it was added as a territory in 1898. Sanford Dole became governer. Hawaii became a state in 1959 -
spanish american war
the sinking of the USS maine -
Open Door Policy
it was for the U.S. businesses to trade with chinese markets. There was an essential problem. Dated on Sept. 6, 1899 -
roosevelt corollary
barred european countries from using force to collect dept, in latin american countries -
dollar diplomacy
encouraged investing, by american banks in carribean countries, if a country could not repay the loans , the US would sind in troops -
beginning of WW1
the war breaks out -
failure of diplomacy
most countries never did manage to pay the US back -
german proclamation
germany resumes u boat attacks on the US -
sinking of lusitania
british passengers ship was topedod and sunk by a german sub killing more than 120 american -
Panama Canal
it connects the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. France began work in 1881 but had to stop because of many diseases and deaths. The U.S. took the project in 1904 and was offically opened in August 15,1915 -
sussex pledge
germany promised not to sink and more merchant ship without warning -
espoinage act
made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to interfere with the US forces -
zimmerman telegram
british intellgence intercepts the zimmerman telegram which reveals germans plans -
selective service act
the goverment has the power to draft soldiers -
alvin york
the most decorated soldiers of the US army in WWI
