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The Annexation of Hawaii
On January 17, 1893, the conspirators announced the overthrow of the queen's government. To avoid bloodshed, Queen Lydia Kamakaeha Liliuokalani yielded her sovereignty and called upon the U.S. government "to undo the actions of its representatives." The U.S. government refused to help her regain her throne. -
spanish american war
Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. gaining the territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
sinking of uss maine
battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 268 men and shocking the American population Of the 2/3 of the crew who died -
open door policy
equal privileges among countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity. -
roosevelt corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine -
dollar diplomacy
ensure the financial stability of a region while protecting and extending U.S. commercial and financial interests in other countrys -
panama canal
Forty five years after the U.S. first considered building a canal through Central America, the Panama Canal opened to the public. Thousands lost their lives in the effort to construct the canal, one of the most daring and innovative accomplishments of its time, and it remains integral to worldwide shipping today. -
Beginning of World War I
On June 28, 1914, a young Serbian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Taking place against a backdrop of escalating tensions in the Balkans, the assassination set off a chain of events that would lead to the start of World War I barely one month later. To many people, the Great War—as it was known at the time—seemed to come out of the blue, as the European continent was enjoying a long stretch -
Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war.Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
less than a year after World War I erupted across Europe, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the more than 1,900 passengers and crew members on board, more than 1,100 perished, including more than 120 Americans. Nearly two years would pass before the United States formally entered World War I, but the sinking of the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany -
German Proclamation
German Military Governor of Lille, In his proclamation von Graevenitz announced that selected men and women living in Lille were to be deported to surrounding areas for the purpose of working in the countryside. This was, he stated, to provide provisions for civilian use. -
Zimmerman Telegram
was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January, 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
U.S. Enters World War I
President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war. -
Failure of Diplomacy
Following the Versailles Treaty, the United States was thrust into the unfamiliar role of a world leader. Ultimately, American and European diplomats failed to maintain the peace, but it was not for want of trying. The U. S. Senate did refuse to join the League of Nations and the World Court, and during the 1920s America increasingly turned inward to deal with domestic issues and hemispheric affairs.
