Expansionism Timeline- Joseph Rosales

  • spanish american war

    spanish american war
    was a conflict between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence
    1898
  • open door policy

    open door policy
    a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century
    1899
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal
    canal used to send ships back and forth between two oceans
    1903-1914
    theodore roosevelt, Dr. Walter Reed, Dr.William Gogas
    made it easier to trade
  • Roosevelt Colorolly

    Roosevelt Colorolly
    US acting as an international police
    1904
    theodore rossevelt
  • dollar diplomecy

    dollar diplomecy
    the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence
    1909
  • Battle of argone forest

    Battle of argone forest
    was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front.
    1914
  • sinking of the lusitania

    sinking of the lusitania
    british passenger ship that was sunk
    1915
    britian US germany
  • susex pledge

    susex pledge
    french ship provided ferry service on the england channel
    1916
    france germany
  • zimmerman telegram

    zimmerman telegram
    secret message from the german foreign minister asking mexico to attack the US
    1917
  • espionage act

    espionage act
    is a United States federal law passed on June 15, 1917, shortly after the U.S. entry into World War I.
    1917
  • us enters ww1

    us enters ww1
  • start of WW1

    start of WW1
    first world war or great war
    1918
    us france italy ottoman empire australia
    first world war
  • assaination of archduke Franz Ferdinand

    assaination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
    it was the cause of war against serbia
    1949
    Archduke franz ferdinand
  • selective service act passed

    selective service act passed
  • german proclamtion

    german proclamtion