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Expansionism
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Panama Canal
The Us wanted panama to build a canal. So they bought it to supp. Revolution and get 10 m land. finished in 1914 and is still used today as a trading spot -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke of Austria was assassinated by Gavriolo Princip. This causes war because of alliances -
Beginning of WW1
Beginning of WW1 -
Acquisitions of Hawaii, Phillipines, and Guam
The US went to war with Spain because of Cuba and in that war they gained these territories. T. Roosevelt helped in this. This caused the foreign policy to regulate even more. -
Open Door Policy
Policy opening trade in China. Opens asian markets in foreign policy -
Dollar Diplomacy
Started under president taft. Encouraged investment in Carr. Countries. If a country couldnt repay loans the us would send in troops -
Roosevelt corollary
Created by T. roosevelt. Barred european countries from using force to collect debt. This stated that the U.S. was basically and international police power. This led to the big stick policy which was used to intervene in central america -
Germany Proclamation
The water around the British Aisles was considered a war zone and Geramny said that any ship that would pass through it they would sink. This caused the US to get frustrated with Germany. -
Sinking of lusitania
Germany sunk the Lusitania which killed more than 120 Americans -
Sussex Pledge
Germany pledges not to sink any merchant ship without warning. They did not want the US to enter the war. -
Unrestricted Subwarfare cont.
Germany resumes U boat atacks on the United states. This pushes the United States to stay cautious of Germany. -
Zimmerman telegram
British intelligence intercepts the zimmerman telegram which revealed Germany's plan to ask Mexico to attack America in Exchange for TX, NM, and AZ. This causes the U.S. to go to war -
Selective Service Act
The govt. now has the power to draft soldiers. The act required men between 21 and 30 to register for military services. Within a couple of months 10 million men registered to the military draft.