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U.S. Expansionism
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Sinking of the USS Maine
Started the Spanish-American war -
Spanish American War
War between Spain and America over Cuba's independence.
Teddy Rooselvelt led troops in the war.
U.S. gain the Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Guam as new territories. -
Acquisition of Hawaii
Annexed as U.S. territory.
Sanford Dole became the governor of Hawaii.
Sugar and pinapple plantations were created there by U.S. settlers. -
Open Door Policy
Policy stating that all countries have trading rghts in China.
Secretary of State John Hays made this policy through a series of notes from 1899-1900.
Opened Asian markets to U.S. businesses. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Barred Europeans from using force to collect debt in Latin American countries, and stated that the U.S. would act as an "international police power".
Created by President Theodore Roosevelt.
"Big Stick Policy"- Walk soflty and carry a big stick.
Was used to intervene in Central America. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Encouraged investing, by American bankz, in Carribbean countries.
Was created by William Taft, president of U.S. between 1900 and 1913.
If a country did not repay the loans from the banks, the U.S. would send troops. -
Beginning of WWI
U.S. President during this time was Woodrow Wilson.
Began because Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, was assassinated, leading to conflicts in European alliances, and the eventual war breaking out. -
Panama Canal
A canal built by the U.S. on a 10 mile strip of land that they bought, was and still is used as a trading and transportation hub of the world.
Building of the canal was overseen by Teddy Roosevelt.
Created a trading shortcut. -
German Proclamation
Waters around the British Isles were to be considered a war zone.
Germany would sink any ships that entered the war zone.
This was Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was torpedoed and sunk by a German Submarine.
More than 120 Americans were killed. -
Failure of Diplomacy
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare keeps going.
Germany resumes submarine attacks on the U.S. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promises not to sink any more merchant ships without warning.
Makes pledge because they don't want the U.S. to enter the war. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Was Intercepted by British Intelligence.
Germany asks the Mexican government to attack the U.S. in exchange for Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. -
U.S. Enters WWI
U.S. entered World War 1
President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress and requested that they go to war. -
Selective Service Act
Goverment has power to draft soldiers for the war.
Required all men in the U.S., between the ages of 21 to 30, to register for military service. -
Espionage Act
Made it a crime to interfere with U.S. war effort or to help out our enemies.
Goverment controled speech, they feared the spread of communisim (red scare).
Passed by the U.S. congress. -
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
Were the basis for a peace program.
Written by President Woodrow Wilson.
Speech given by Woodrow to Congress. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
Was fought in France
Led to the end of World War 1
AEF, American Expeditory Forces, fought in the battle, led by General John Pershing. -
Alvin York
Member of the U.S. army.
Fought in the Battle of Argonne Forest.
Was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions and achievements in the war. -
End of World War 1
WW1 ended after the Battle of Argonne Forest.
Germany was defeated.
Treaty of Verailles was created. -
Ratification of Treaty of Versailles
U.S. rejected the Treaty of Versailles
Germany was punished for the war.
Territories changed, Austria-Hungary were dividedd into nations Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were established as independent nations along Germany's borders.
League of Nations and the World Court were established.
