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Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
The U.S.S. Maine was sent to Cube to protect the lives and property of Americans. It was sunk by and explosin that killed 258 U.S. sailors and injured many others, cause of explosion remains unknown. -
Acquisition of Hawaii, Guam, and the Phillipines
Hawaii; In 1893 the U.S. overthrew Hawaiis queen and it became a territory in 1898
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Spanish-American War
When the U.S.S. Maine exploded in Cuba, they blamed the Spanish for the attack and declared war. This war was lead by Theodore Roosevelt. In the end the U.S. acquired the Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Guam -
Open Door Diplomacy
All foreign nations had equal trading rights -
Roosevelt Corrollary
Roosevelt banned European countries from using force to collect debt , U.S. became known as the "international police" and they would peacefully collect any debt
People involved Theodore Roosevelt -
Dollar Diplomacy
William Howard Taft told banks that they should trade with Carribean countries so that if they couldnt pay the loan back, the U.S. would send in troops -
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
He waskilled by Gavrilo Princip of Serbia. This caused the war to break out on August 1, 1914 -
Start of WWI
Strted becuase of the killinf of Ferdinand. The world was divided into two groups, the central powers and the allied powers
Central Powers: Austria, Hugary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers: Serbia, Russia, Italy, Great Britain, France, and eventually the U.S. -
Panama Canal (1914)
Since Columbia didnt want to sell Panama to the U.S., thye ( U.S.) gave panama nationalists guns so they could overthrow the Columbian troops. Once they succeded, the Panamanians gave the U.S. a 10 mile strip which is now called The Panama Canal -
German Proclamation
Germany declared the waters around the British Isles to be war zone and they had the right to use U-boats to sink them -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A British Passenger shiowas torpedoed by a German U-boat killing 120 Americans. This enraged Americans to the point where they didnt have to have a draft they had enough people signing up on their own -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promised to not harm anymore ships without warning. The only reason that Germany said this is because they didnt want the U.S. to enter war too becuase of their great army and skills -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany had a plan to ask Mexico to attack the U.S. and they would give them Texas, New Mexico, and Arizone, but luckly the British intercepted this message before it got to Mexico -
U.S. Enters WWI
U.S. was fed up and they felt like they needed to show what theyre made of and that no one can destroy them very easily -
Selective Service Act passed
All men were required to register for the military from ages 21 to 31 to have enough soldiers for when they needed to go into war. Up to this day men are requied to enlist into the army in case they ever need to go inot battle they know what to do and they dont have to do alot of training
