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dollar dipolmacy
presidnet taft encouraged us bankers to give loans to the cartibean countires. if one time a country wasnt able to repay loans the us would send troops -
sinking of the USS maine
explosion of the USS MAINE ner havana,cuba three quarters of the crew died -
Spanish american war
us decalred war against spain after the explosion of the uss maine
people involved: us navy, spain soilders
impact: results the intervention in cuban war of independence -
open door policy
policy that said that all nations can trade with china
people: john hays
impact: more resources for all nations -
panama canal
canal made from the east to the west coastso itll decreasethe time traveled.
people involved:president roosevelt
imoact: decrease the trevel time between east and west coast -
rooevelt corollary
a statement in which president roosevelt wrote, basically saying that corollary is going to be gentle but if anything was to be tried he would have the US NAVY to use as his weapon -
start of WWI
the assassination of archeduke franz ferdinand was the spark to WW1, slavic groups demanded their independence and were willing to commit acts of terroism to acheive it, -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria-hungary by gavrilo princip of serbia(serbia nationalists) was immediate cause of the war.austria gave an ultimmatum to serbia and then invaded serbia to avenge the assination -
sinking of the Lusistania
this ahppened may 7,1915 when a britsh passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine killing more than 120 americans! -
german proclamation
this was a proclamation in april 22,1916 by general von Graevenitz, german military comandement of Lile,this proclamation meant that all men and women who were staying in Lile were to be deprted to surrounding areas for the purpose of working in/on the country side. -
Sussex Pledge
on april 24,1916 germany issused the sussex pledge, in which they made a promise to stop sinking merchant ships without warning, this was said because they did not want the US to enter the war. -
zimmerman telegram
thsi was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the german foreign office in january, 1917, this made it to where a military alliance between germany and mexico in the event of the united states entering WW1 against germany. -
US enters WW1
the US joined allies of britan, france, russia, to fight in WW1, more than 2 milllion soldiers fought on the battlefields in france, their braking point was the sinking of the lusitania and how after they signed the pledge they didnt keep their word, -
selective service act
this act authorized for the federal government to raise a national army for the american entry into WW1 through the compulsory enllistment of people.this was good in a way because people actually get to vounteer to be apart of the war, and that hepked us greatly we needed as much people as we can get. -
espionage act
this act made it a crime for any persom to convey information intended to interfere with the US armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the countries enemies, this was a good thing because, the US was safe guarding for anyone who is trying spy. -
battle of argonne forest
the battle of argonne forest took place on september 26,1918, this battle was fought along the mesue river, in france, this led to an armistice (end of war) led by Gen Pershing and the AEF.
