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Acquisition of Hawaii
Hawaii was annexed in 1898. US settlers created sugar and pineaapple plantations there. It finally became a state in 1959, making it the 50th state in America.
People Involved: President McKinley
Foreign Policy: It didn't affect the Foreign policy much. -
Spanish American War
The Spanish American war initiated with the sinking of the USS Maine. America fought the Spanish in Cuba and in the Philippines. The U.S. defeated the Spansih navy.
People invloved: McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt
Foregin policy: The foreign policy was affected by this event because it was a war between countries and the foreign policy pretty much went out the window in these type of conflicts. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
The U.S. sent a ship to Cuba to protect their goods there when Cuban revolutionists were trying to gain their freedom from Spain. The ship exploded without an actual cause, but America blamed the Spanish for this incident.
People involved: McKinley, Teddy Roosevelt
Foreign Policy: It affected the policy because it started tension betweeen Spain and America. -
Open Door Policy
New policy stating that all countries have trading rights in China. This policy was used to open Asian markets to US businesses.
People involved: John Hay
Foreign Policy: This impacted the foreign policy because it opened trading in China. It also opened other Asian markets to US businesses. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The Roosevelt Corollary was used to barred European countries from using force to collect debt in Latin American countries. The U.S. stated that they would act as an "international police power".
People involved: Teddy Roosevelt
Foreign policy: This impacted the foreign policy because it restricted the eastern hemisphere countries from interfering with Latin American countries. Instead they had to go to America if they had any issues. -
Dollar Diplomacy
The Dollar Diplomacy encouraged investing by American banks in Caribbean countries. If any country couldn't repay their loans, the U.S. would send in troops to the country.
People Involved: President William Howard Taft
Foreign Policy: This impacted the foreign policy a bit because it opened new countries to recieve influence by the U.S. economy and the U.S. recieved some money from the loans people could't repay. -
Beginning of World War 1
World War 1 started of due to the asssassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The country of Austria was angered by this incident and sooner than later, conflict started between them and Serbia. Other countries joined in like Germany, France, and Great Britain, and made the war be considered a World War.
People involved: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gauriolo Princip of Serbia.
Foreign Policy: The foreign policy was pushed aside because this conflict was centered around war. -
Panama Canal
The US bought land in Panama and supported their revolution against Columbia in order to get the 10 mile strip of land. The canal was finished in 1914 and is still a trading and transportation hub of the world.
People Involved: Theodore Roosevelt
Foreign Policy: It opened the world to a new route for trading. -
German Proclamation
Germany proclaimed that the waters around the British Isles were to be considered an official war zone and they would sink any ship that entered the area.
People involved: none
Foreign policy: Didn't affect America because they were not involved in the war yet, but gave other countries a warning. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, killing more than 120 Americans.
People involved: none
Foreign Policy: This event had little interference with the foreign policy. It only affected it because it was a sign of war. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promised to no longer sink any more merchant ships without warning. They didn't want the U.S. to join the war.
People involved: none
Foreign Policy: It supported the foreign policy because it allowed the U.S. to send their ships safely without fear of being shot without warning. -
Failure of Diplomacy
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare continues. Germany ignores the Sussex Pledge and resumes U Boat attacks on U.S. ships.
People involved: none
Foreign Policy: Angers the U.S. and creates tension between them and Germany. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The British intercepted a telegram from Germany in which they were asking Mexico to attack the U.S. and in exchange, Germany would help them get Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back.
People involved: none
Foreign Policy: This event led to America entering the war with the Allies and help defeat Germany. -
U.S. enters WWI
After the Zimmerman Telegram incident, the U.S. entered the war and joined the Allied powers in order to defeat Germany
People involved: Woodrow Wilson
Foreign Policy: America now had allies and enemies, they helped their foes by supplying them weapons and troops and faced their enemies head on. -
Selective Service Act
The governement can now draft people to join the military. This act required all men in the U.S. of ages 21-30 to register for military service.
People involved: Woodrow Wilson
Foreign Policy: Influenced how the U.S. would deal with their enemies by setting up a way to get more soldiers and create a larger army. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to inerfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies.
People involved: A. Mitchell Palmer, Woodrow Wilson
Foreign Policy: Doesn't affect the policy becuase it was an internal issue. -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
In a speech given my President Wilson, he outlined fourteen points as a plan or blueprint for peace among the nations. His points were later used as a foundation to the Treaty of Versailles to create peace following WWI.
People involved: Woodrow Wilson
Foreign Policy: It created a peacful environment for how the U.S. would act with other countries following their hostile encounters. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
The Battle of Argonne Forest was the largest American-run offensive of WW1. It was fought in France and helped end the war.
People involved: Ferdinand Foch, John Pershing
Foreign policy: It created a negative way of interacting with other countries, in this case Germany. -
Alvin York
Corporal Alvin York reportedly killed over 20 German soldiers and later captures an additional 132 Germans. This later earned himn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
People involved: Alvin York
Foreign policy: The U.S. interacted in a negative way with Germany because they kiklled and captured their men. -
End of WW1
Germany surrendered in 1918. All nations thereafter agrred to stop fighting until the peace terms were being negotiated. The end of the war was official when the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919.
People involved: Woodrow Wilson
Foreign policy: Changed how the U.S. would interact with other nations because they would no longer fight and would now be peaceful. -
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
The treaty that put an official end to WWI. Wilson's fourteen points were used as a foundation for this treaty so that peace can flourish following the disasterous war.
People involved: Woodrow Wilson
Foreign Policy: This brought America a time of peace because they were no longer involved in a war nor had to help other countries who were involved in war. They somehwhat went back to their isolation phase.
