U.S. Expansionism Tyler Shearin

By tyler_shearin
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    Expansionism

  • 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.