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Acquisition of Hawaii
Hawaii was taken over by U.S. U.S settelers created sugar and pineapple plantations. It eventually became a state in 1959. Sanford Dole became governor. Trade purposes and resourses. -
Sinking of USS Maine
Started U.S Spanish war. Spain vs U.S. -
Spanish American war
The U.S went to war with the spanish in order to help Cuba gain their inpedendence. Wilson-Gorman Tariff was president at the time. It had a huge impact on foriegn policy because the u.s helped cuba gain their independence and it preventedd cuba from attacking the u.s in the future because cuba owed the u.s. -
open door policy
Policy saying that anyone could trade with china September 6, 1899. John Hay. It let every country tade with china. -
Panamal canal
Man made canal that Teddy Roosevelt wanted to create. They helped Panama's revolution so they would get a 10 mile strip of land. It made the distance of traveling through sea aalot easier. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Prohibited European countries to use force to collect debts in Latin American countries. Teddy Rosevelt. It made the U.S act as the world police. -
Dollar Diplomacy
William taft was president at the time and ecourages investion by american businesse in the carribean countries. If a country doesnt pay back their loans, the U.S would send in troops. -
begining of WWI
The beging of wwi started because the Archduke of Austria (Franz Ferdinand) was assinated by Gavriolo Princip of Serbia. This affected foriegn policy because of allies. If a country that you had an alliance with was going into war, you got dragged along too. -
German Proclamation
Stated that waters around the British isles were to be considered an official war zone and germany would sink any ship around that area It affected foriegn policy because it made it alot easier for war to break out . -
sinking of Lusitania
A british pasengeer ship was attaked and sunk by german submarine, which killed over 120 americans. -
sussex plede
germany promising not to sink and more ships without warning. It had an impact of foreign policy because it saved the lives of innocent passenger boats -
faliure of diplomacy
unristriced sumbarine warface. Germany u boats attack u.s -
Zimmerman Telegram
British intelligence intercepts telegram where germany wanted to get Mexico to attack the U.S. It led to U.S joining the war -
US enters WWI
Woodrow Wilson declares official participation in WWI -
Selective Service Act
Required all men in the US between the ages of 21-30 to register for millitary service. It had an afferct on the US because many men died in the war -
Espionage act
act that made it illegal for any person to convey informationn intendded to interfere with the U.S armed forces prosecution of the war effort to tries promote the sucess of a countries' enemies. -
Wilson's 14 points
outlined Fourteen Points for peace and the end to World War I. Wilson wanted lasting peace and for World War I to end -
Battle of Argonne Forest.
It was fought in Francce and led to the end of the war -
Avlin York
Member of the U.S army who fought in thhe batttle of Argonne Forest. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor. -
End of WWI
Germany surrenderd. Treaty of Versallies -
Ratificaton of The Treaty of Versallies
The official plac ement of the Treaty. It affected the world beecause it ended the war and gave peace. Woodrow Wilson was president at the time.
