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Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment protected Cuba's independence from foreign intervention except for the U.S.The Amendment allowed for Cuba to become a protectorate of the U.S. and rent the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base from Cuba. -
Big Stick Diplomacy
U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt made the policy of "Speak softly and carry a big stick".He made this policy during the same year of the Panamanian revolution to protect American intrests. -
The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty was made with Great Britain in 1901.The Clayton-Bulwer treaty gave equal building powers to the Panama Canal between the U.S. and Great Britain.The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty absolved the Clayton-Bulwer treaty that gave open passage to any nation that wanted to cross the Panama Canal.Any nation can still use the canal but the U.S. has all control over construction of the canal. -
Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty
The Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty was signed between the United States and Panama that established the Panama Canal Zone for the construction of the Panama Canal.It was negotiated between the French representative of Panama and the United States Secretary of State John Hay.Panama got an initial payment of $10 million and an annual rent of $250,000. -
Algeciras Conference
President Roosevelt mediated the first Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany.The Moroccan Crisis was over who had more control in Moroccan.Moroccan was essentially an independent state in Africa and the only state that had not been claimed by a European power.In 1899 France claimed Moroccan for themselves and that worsened already fragile alliances with Germany.The Moroccan Crisis is one of the Long-term causes of WW1. -
Veracruz Incident
The Veracruz Incident is a standoff between the U.S and the Mexico.The U.S. seized the city of Veracruz in Mexico and war may be in the foreseeable future.The capture of Veracruz led to Mexican President Huerta breaking all diplomatic relations with the U.S. -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The RMS Lusitania was a passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine.1,200 were killed including 128 Americans.Theodore Roosevelt demands war but Woodrow Wilson, who is president now,wants to remain out of the war and remains neutral. -
Pancho Villa Raid
Pancho Villa was a Mexican Revolutionary General that attacked the U.S. border town of Columbus, New Mexico on march 9th,1916.7 U.S. troops and 15 civilians were killed when the U.S. Army came to repel the attack.General John J. Pershing is ordered to follow Villa into Mexico to find and kill him.Pershing chased Villa for 9 months without finding him.Pershing had to give up finding Villa after the U.S. entered WW1. -
The Zimmerman Telegraph
German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmerman sent a proposal to Mexico that if Mexico would wage war against the U.S. and keep them busy while Germany fought and conquered Europe and then conquer the U.S., then Mexico would gain back the Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico Territories.Mexico ignored the telegraph because they knew they could not possibly wage war against the U.S. and would not risk it on a loose promise.The telegraph further rushed the U.S. into WW1. -
The U.S. formally enters WW1
The U.S. will not accept Germany's apologies for Germany sinking unarmed passenger ships.The sinking of the RMS Lustiana and the Zimmerman Telegraph changed the majority opinion of Americans from neutrality to in favor of war against Germany.April 6, 1917, the U.S. formally declares war against Germany and Austria in a 373-50 vote in the House of Representatives. -
President Wilson outlines the Fourteen Points
President Woodrow Wilson gives his famous Fourteen Points speech that outlines how to acheive lasting speech in Europe.He calls for freedom of the seas,the restoration of territories to before they were conqured during the war,and his famous proposal of the Leauge of Nations to guarentee political independence and protect the territories of all nations in the Leauge. -
The Treaty of Versailles
President Wilson attends one of his "Big Four" peace talks in Paris after the end of World War 1 that involved all Countries in the war.The Treaty outlines the punishments for Germany and the Leauge of Nations.It states that Germany was responsible for the war and was responsible for all costs and reparations for the war.It limits the German military and their colonies.Germany had no say in the treaty and most claim that the treaty was the single most important leading factor leading to WW2. -
Introduction of Wilsonism
President Woodrow Wilson introduces the idealistic foreign policy of Wilsonism, the policy is designed to end the causes of war by destroying militarism and building a world organization, such as the Leauge of Nations, to resolve disputes between Nations to prevent war. -
Washington Naval Conference
The Conference was held in D.C. among the world's largest naval powers: The U.S., The UK, Japan, France, and Italy.The conference outlined the Five-Power Treaty, which limited the biggest power's navl capacity leaving the U.S. and the UK with the biggest amount of power allowed while the rest had less.The Four-Power Treaty between the U.S., the UK, France, and Japan, was to discuss that if future war broke out in Eastern Asia, the powers would consult with each other first before taking action. -
U.S. involvement in the Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was held among world powers and was proposed by Charles Dawes to soften the war debts of Germany and to help them out of hyperinflation.The plan stabilized the German economy for a short period.The Germany economy then became dependent on foreign economies.The German economy started to come back in the 1920s.Since the Plan linked multiple economies together they shared a lot of financial gains and losses, especially with America's Great Depression in the late 1920s and 30s.
