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Sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine was sent to Cuba to protect lives & property of Americans. Later it was sunk by an explosion. -
Annexation of Hawaii
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Spanish-American War
U.S Pacific fleet sailed to the Philippines to aid Filipino rebels already in revolt against Spain. -
Open Door Policy
A new policy which stated that all countries have trading rights in China. -
Roosevelt Corollary
U.S would collect the debt from the Dominican Republic, acting as an "international police power." -
Dollar Diplomacy
The use of American investment to promote American foreign policy goals. -
World War I begins
Wolrd War begines due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand -
Panama Canal
U.S builds the Panama Canal for easier transportation of goods and trade. -
German Proclamation
Waters around the British Isles were considered official war zones.
Germany would sink anyship in that area. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promises to not sink anymore merchnt ships without warning -
Failure of Diplomacy
Germany resumes U Boat attacks on the U.S -
Zimmerman Telegram
Telegram sent to Mexico from Germany asking Mexico to attack the U.S in exchange for some U.S states. British Intelligence intercepted this telegram. -
U.S enters WWI
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Selective Service Act
When the U.S government began drafting soldiers, requireing males from ages 21-30 to register for military service. -
Espionage Act
Act passed that it was a crime for anyone to convey information intended to interfere with the U.S forces -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
14 point program in a speech Wilson proposed for world peace. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
AEF, led by General John Pershing, helped defeat the Central Powers -
Alvin York
U.S soldier who captured 132 German soldiers & killed 20. Earned the Congressional Medal of Honor -
End of World War 1
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Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
President Woodrow Wilson argued in favor of the Versailles Treay, which he ended up signing, making an end of the first World War.
