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Boxer Rebellion
After the rebellion the open door note was edited to include that foreign powers were to respect Chinese territory. -
Jones Act
The act granted the Philippines territorial status and promised independence once the Philippines became stable. -
Espionage Act
The act was created to subside the fear of Americans turning against the American government as the Red Scare was at its height at this time. The Act allowed the United States to revoke freedom of speech if it is determined that the speech was a danger to the United States -
Fourteen Points
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points wanted to remove blame from Germany and restore Europe peacefully. His Fourteen Point idea led to the creation of the League of Nations which attempted to help keep peace. -
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
The act placed a quota on the number of immigrants that were allowed into America from Europe. It also banned the Japanese from entering the United States. -
Four Power Treaty
The treaty attempted to maintain the status quo in the Pacific, by respecting the Pacific territories of the other countries signing the agreement, not seeking further territorial expansion, and mutual consultation with each other in the event of a dispute over territorial possessions. -
Five Power Treaty
a treaty that was signed among the major nations that had won World War I, which agreed to prevent an arms race by limiting naval construction. -
Nine Power Treaty
The Nine-Power Treaty was a 1922 treaty affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China. -
Dawes Plan
The Untied States attempted to revive the post World War German economy with this act. The United States attempted to create a constant flow of money. It was an attempt to rebuild Europe peacefully and help the German's pay the allies. -
Kellogg Briand Pact
The pact was an attempt to outlaw war, but it failed. -
London Conference
The conference was an attempt to respond to the global financial crisis by stabilizing currencies. The United States did not attempt and as a result, the United States increased in isolation -
Tydings Mcduffle Act
The act granted the Philippines independence in order to increase the United States' status of isolation. They did not want to intervene in a war against Japan. -
Neutrality Act
The act allowed the European democracies to buy American war materials under certain conditions. Attempting to stay peaceful the United States forced Britain to ship the goods themselves in order to prevent American ships from sinking. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The bombing led to the United States fully ending their isolationism and entering the World War. -
Atlantic Conference
The United States met with the other allies in order to determine their war plans. The United States were engaging in the World War with this and ended their isolationist period
