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sinking of the uss maine
United States battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbour, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion which tore her bottom out and sank her, killing 260 officers and men on board.
people: spanish
impact:By the turn of the century, America had risen to become a significant player on the world
stage. The Spanish–American War contributed to this transition, along with the expansionist
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spanish american war
defenition:A war between Spain and the United States in 1898, as a result of which Spain ceded Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam to the United States and abandoned all claim to Cuba, which became independent in 1902.
people involved : Theodore Roosevelt, rough riders
impact: The Spanish-American war heralded the start of the era of American Imperialism. In the shadow of the expanding empires of Europe, an America that now stretched from sea to shining sea was still growing -
acquisition of the philippines
In the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States.
people: president William McKinley
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Hawaiian Annexation
When war broke out with Spain in 1898, the military significance of Hawaiian naval bases as a way station to the SPANISH PHILIPPINES outweighed all other considerations. President William McKinley signed a joint resolution annexing the islands, much like the manner in which Texas joined the Union in 1845.
people: president william mickenly
impact:extended our territory in the pacidic, strengten our navy
people:Presidetnt William McKinley
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acquisition of guam
In the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States. They surrendered without resistance and the island passed into American control. The event was the only conflict of the Spanish–American War on Guam.
people:President William McKinley
impact ; treaty of paris, extended our territory innn the pacidic, strengten our navy
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open door policy
defenition: "statement of principles initiated by the United States (1899, 1900) for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity."
people involved : John Hay
how it impacted foreign policy : The impact of such an Open Door Policy would be to put all of the imperial nations on an equal footing and minimize the power of those nations with existing spheres of influence. -
ending spanish american war
defenition:A war between Spain and the United States in 1898, as a result of which Spain ceded Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Guam to the United States and abandoned all claim to Cuba, which became independent in 1902.
people involved : Theodore Roosevelt, rough riders
impact: The Spanish-American war heralded the start of the era of American Imperialism. In the shadow of the expanding -
Roosevelt Corollary
was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address
people:President Theodore Roosevelt
impact:U.S. foreign policy in the western hemisphere was based on the idea that the U.S. could intervene in the affairs of the newly independent Latin American countries if it would prevent the European powers from intervening. -
dollar dipolmacy
1909 to 1913,
defenition: is the effort of the United States particularly during President William Howard Taft's term to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
people involved: President William Howard
how it impacted foreign policy :
aimed at seeking commercial advantages in Central America -
assassination of archduke franz ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were touring Sarajevo in an open car, with surprisingly little security, when Serbian nationalist Nedjelko Cabrinovic threw a bomb at their car; it rolled off the back of the vehicle and wounded an officer and some bystanders
peopple: Franz Ferdinand
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beginning of ww1
World War I, also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918
people: Allies included Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States.
affected ww1? it was the begining of war with other countries, economic, army -
Start of WW1
Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand. July 28, 1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. August 2, 1914 - Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign a secret treaty of alliance. August 3, 1914 - Germany declares war on France
impt peoplpe: Franz Ferdinand.Franz Ferdinand.
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panama canal
defenition : "The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade"
people involve : President Theodore Roosevelt
impact it has on foreign policy : easier and faster trade routes
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german proclamation
def: understricted submarine warfare british isles were to be considered war zone and germany would sink any ship
people: germany, u.s, britain
affected ww1? its one of the things that got the u.s involved into war when germany didnt want them to be in there -
sinking of the lusitania
the ship neared the coast of Ireland. At 2:10 in the afternoon a torpedo fired by the German submarine U 20 slammed into her side. A mysterious second explosion ripped the liner apart. Chaos reigned. The ship listed so badly and quickly that lifeboats crashed into passengers crowded on deck, or dumped their loads into the water
people: U.s americans, germany
affected ww1? it made the U.S want to go into war with them but then it ctreated the sussex pledge -
sussex pledge
def:Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning.
people: germany. United states
impact on ww1: Germans eventually broke the Sussex Pledge, and former president Woodrow Wilson cut off all diplomatic relations with Germany. He ordered all US merchant ships to be fitted with guns. -
zimmerman telegram
The US printed, in a newspaper, a German telegram. In it, German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmermann proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico, against the US. He told the German Minister in Mexico that Germany would help Mexico gain back the land they lost. For example, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.
people: mexico, germany U.S, britain
impact in ww1: last string that trigered u>s to go into war -
u.s enters world war 1
def: German announ. restricted submarine warfare and the subsequent sinking of ships with U.S. citizens on board. But President Woodrow Wilson’s war aims went beyond the defense of U.S. maritime interests. Wilson declared that the U.S. objective was “to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world.
ppl: President Woodrow Wilson’s, u.s, germany
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selective service act
def:authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people.
people: u.s citizens
ww1 impact: men had to leave their family to go into war because of #murica pride. ect -
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
President Woodrow Wilson’s war aims went beyond the defense of U.S. maritime interests. In his War Message to Congress, President Wilson declared that the U.S. objective was “to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world.”President Woodrow Wilson’ impt ppl:President Woodrow Wilson’
impact: wanted a peace treaty but got rejected and made germany pay consequences -
end of ww1
The final Allied push towards the German border began on October 17, 1918. As the British, French and American armies advanced, the alliance between the Central Powers began to collapse. Turkey signed an armistice at the end of October, Austria-Hungary followed on November 3.
impt ppl: germany,british, french
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signing of the treaty of versailles
was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
impt ppl:germany
