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U.S. Expansionism:1898-1919
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Sinking of the USS Maine
The U.S.S. Maine blows up outside of the border of Cuba. -
Annexation of Hawaii
Hawaii Is annexed by the United States, and Sanford Dole becomes the first governer of the new territory. -
Spanish American War
Spain declares war on the U.S. and end up losing the war as well as several territories to the U.S. -
Open Door Policy
A policy in which the United States gave themselves the right to create trade with China. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Barred European countries from using force to collect debt in Latin American countries. -
Dollar Diplomacy
Encouraged investing, by American banks, in Carribean countries. -
Panama Canal
The U.S.bought land from panama in which they built a canal over the span of ten years and finished in 1914. The land the U.S. had obtained was a strip of 10 miles. -
Beginning of World War I
The Archduke Franz Ferdinad of Austria is assassinated, and causes alliances to break out into war. -
German Proclamation
Germany declares that they will fire upon any ship round the British Isles. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German submarine, or U boat, sinks the British cruise ship, and kills 120 Americans. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany declares that they will not shoot on any commercial ship, without warning. -
Failure of Diplomacy
Germany returns to firing on any ship that enetered the British Isles. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany sends a coded message to Mexico, but gets intercepted by the british. The code stated that Germany will give Mexico the lands they had previously lost. -
U.S. Enters World War I
U.S. joins the first ever World War. -
Selective Service Act
The U.S. requires that every man between the ages of 21 and 30 must registerfor draft into the U.S. Army. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act restricted people from telling anyone about any military activity. -
Wilson's Fourteen Points
President Woordow Wilson adresses to congress what he believes should be the terms of world peace. -
Alvin York
York killed 20, and captured 132 Germans during the batle of Muese-Argonne. -
Battle of Argonne Forest
The last major battle which ended the first world war. Fought in France. -
End of World War I
Germany and it's allies lose the war. -
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
The official peacetreaty that ends the first world war. It forces Germany to take full responsibilityover the war, as well as take all finiancial responsibilities for those they had attacked.
