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Expansionism
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Spanish-American War (Start)
Def.: War between Spain and AMerica over Cuba's independence.
People: Teddy Roosevelt
Impact: US gained the territories of Puerto Rice, Guam and the Philipines. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
Def.: Was suddenly blown up and sank, killing 260 officers and men on board.
People: N/A
Impact: Started the Spanish-American War. -
Acquisition of Philippines
Def: Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo proclaim the independence of the Philippines after 300 years of Spanish rule.
People: Emilio Aguinaldo
Impact: The U.S. Gained more territory and resources. -
Spanish-American War (End)
Def.: US gained independence for Cuba, also gained territories(Treaty of Paris).
People: None
Impact: ANTI-IMPERIALISTS -
Acquisition of Hawaii
Def.: In March 1959, the U.S. government approved statehood for Hawaii, and in June the Hawaiian people voted to accept admittance into the United States. Two months later, Hawaii officially became the 50th state.
People: President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sanford B. Dole
Impact: More resources and exports -
acquisition of guam
Def.: Spain renounced all claim to Cuba, ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States, by the Treaty of Paris.
People: N/A
Impact: U.S. gained territory -
Open Door Policy
Def.: The policy aimed as supporting American commercial interests in China and ensuring a strong U.S. position in world markets.
People: President William McKinley
Impact: Helped the US gain resources -
Roosevelt Corollary
Def.: was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine that states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly.
People: Theodore Roosevelt
Impact: -
Dollar Diplomacy
Def.: encouraged investing in caribbean countries.
People: President Taft
Impact: -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Def.: teenage Serbian nationalist gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
People: Franz Ferdinand
Impact: Start of World War I -
Start od WWI
Def.: Conflict in Europe began an all out brawwl between a lot of the countries of the world.
People: Woodrow Wilson
Impact: The whole world is fighting and people are dying -
Panama Canal
Definition: the American-built waterway across the land of Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, it's a 50-mile-long passage that was created as an important shortcut for ships.
People: N/A
Impact: Made it easier to trade and ship goods across the globe -
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Def.: naval warfare in which submarines sink vessels such as freighters and tankers without warning
People: N/A
Impact: -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Def.: a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England, killing 1,900 passengers.
People: Woodrow Wilson
Impact: US entered WWI -
Sussex Pledge
Def.: A promise made by Germany, which was later broken, stating that they wouldn't fire at any ship withour warning them first.
People: N/A
Impact: Lusitania being sunk -
German Proclamation
Def.: Selected men and women living in Lille were to be deported to surrounding areas for the purpose of working in the countryside.
People: General von Graevenitz
Impact: German Revolution -
Zimmerman Telegram
Def.: Germany proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico to prevent the US from entering WWI
People: N/A
Impact: US entered WWI -
United States entered WWI
Def.: US entered the war, 2.5 years after it started.
People: Woodrow Wilson
Impact: -
Selective Service Act (Draft)
Def.: the authorization for the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people.
People: Woodrow Wilson
Impact: We always will have an army in case of WW3
