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Expansionism
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Sinking of the USS Main
A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the American crew members aboard. -
Spaanish Americaan War
April 1898 – August 1898
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence -
Hawaii
America's annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and highlighted resulted from economic integration and the rise of the United States as a Pacific power.
People involved :Sanford Dole
The US gainned land, and we got sugar plantations and the pinapple planations. -
Open Door Policy
New policy stating that all countries have trading rights with China
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Roosevelt Corollary
Barred Europe countries from using force to collect debt.
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Dollar Dimplomacy
Taft enourage investment in Carribean countries. If a country couldn't repay leans, the U.S would send in troops William Howard Taft -
Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
AArchduke of Austria was assasinnated by Gavriolo Pris=ncip of Serbia
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Beginning of WW1
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Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
The panama canall made it it easier to transport goods from one side to another, it made the the distance to travel shorter -
Sinking of The lusitania
British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by German submrine killed more than 200 americans -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promises not to sink anymore merchant ships without warning
no harm to other coountries is what the pledge says. -
Unrestricted submarine
Warefare continues -
United States enters WW1
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Selective Service act
The act require all men in the U.S between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military. The government now has the power to draft soldiers. -
Zimmerman Telegram
British Inteelligence intercepts the Zimmeran Telegram which revealed Germany's plan to ask the Mexican government tto attackthe I.S in exchange for the gainance of TX., NM, AZ.
