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Commodore Matthew Perry uses gunboat diplomacy to open Japan up for Western trade.
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Dual Alliance between Austria-Hungary and Germany.
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spanish-american war- gained cuba's independence, also the U.S. gains control over puerto rico,cuba, and the philippines.
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The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand- what started WW1
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Austri-hungary declares was on Serbia for killing archduke.
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panama canal opens for easier shipping.
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Germany hits the lusitania Killing many U.S. Citizens and injuring them.
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The United States declares War on Germany
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Germany and its allies conclude an armistice based largely on Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
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The treaty of Versailles ended the war and Germany had to pay for everything.