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Taking Hawaii
dethrowned queen and took Hawaii.
expand our military
sugarcane/sugar plantations -
William Mckinley is elected president
last president to serve in civil war. had two Vice Presidents.
Garret Hobart and Theodore Roosevelt. president during spanish-american war -
U.S.S Maine
explosion of the ship was a big factor leading into spanish-american war which was a leading factor to the start of the spanish american war -
4 goals of progressive movement
they were trying to make their government better like improving the workplace -
William Mckinley assasinated
Roosevelt becomes president. mckinley assassinated by Leon F. Czolgosz -
Theodore Roosevelt is elected president
elected president after mckinley was assasinated(1 of mckinley vice presidents -
Woodrow Wilson elected president
president during first world war wanted to keep the U.S nuetral, wanted peace, but after all the U-boat attacks on U.S citizens and the Zimmerman letter Wilson declared war -
WWI begins in Europe
WWI broke out between the central and allied powers. -
Panama Canal
short cut so ships can go through central america. used a system there were 3 levels 1st level the water raised the boat, went through 2nd and 3rd level water lowered the ship. Get from Pacific to Atlantic -
German U-Boats
sink Lusitania 1,198 americans die -
Puerto Ricans
became U.S citizens. Americans worried -
selective service act
made men register for the draft and then men were randomly selected and were actually drafted, not everyone who was actually drafted went overseas. -
WWI ends
Germany sourrenders, other countries gain territories and Germany has to say they started the war and they had to apologize -
Wilson proposes to league of nations
Wilson wants the U.S to become part of the League of Nations. Where big countries come together to discuss things without trying to kill each other or anything. -
19th Amendment
women the right to vote, giving them the respect
