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Sinking of the USS Maine
was blow up, and blamed the spanish -
Acquisition of Hawaii
annexed as a territory in 1898, sandford dolewould become goverment. -
spanish american war
the sinking of the uss maine -
Open Door Policy
opened asian markets to the US. -
Roosevelt Corollary
barred european countries from using force to collect debt, in latin american countries. -
Dollar Diplomacy
encouraged investing, by americanamerican banks, in carribean countries. if a country could not repay the loans, the US would send in troops. -
Beginning of World War I
waar breakes out -
Panama Canal
US helped Panama become independet and let us build the canal. It's construction finished in 1914. -
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 the Lusitania
british passengers ship was torpedod and sunk by a german sub. killing more than 120 americans. -
Sussex Pledge
germany promised not to sink and more merchant ship without warning -
Espionage Act
made it a crime for any person to convey info intended to interfere with the us forces, procecution of war effort to premote the succes of the countries enimies. -
Zimmerman Telegram
british intelligence intercepts the Zimmerman Telegram which revealed germanyss plan -
U.S. Enters World War I
us enters the war -
Selective Service Act
the gov. has the power to draft soldiers -
battle of argonne forest
was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front -
alvin york
the most decorated soldiers of the United States Army in World War I.
