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hwaii (naval base rights)
pearl harbor became the naval base and headquarters of the U.S pacific fleet -
Purchase of Alaska
Alaska got resources of fish, timber, oil, and gold -
hawaii (mckinley tariff)
sugar imports became less profitable -
Alfred Thayer Mahan (The Influence of Sea Power Upon history)
His book stimulated the naval race among great powers -
spanish american war (cubans revolt
A cause for the start of the spanish american war -
Spanish-american war (blow up of the maine
tensions grew between spain and america -
hawaii (annexation)
Allowed only U.S to enter hawaii -
spanish- american war (mckinley asks congress to wage war on spain)
this is how the spanish-american war started -
spanish american war (rough riders)
helped the weakened american army defeat the spanish -
Pilippine-american war (Emilio Aguinaldo declares independence)
This leads the US and and Philippines into war -
spanish-american war (battle of manila bay)
it destroyed the spanish pacific squadron -
spanish-american war (battle of san juan hill)
the bloodist and most decisive battle -
spanish american war (battle of santiago)
resulted in destruction of the spanish navy's caribbian squadron -
spanish american war (treaty of paris)
Was the ttreaty that ended the war -
China (open door)
created open and free market trade in china -
Panama Canal (Hay-Pauncefote Treaty)
British allowed U.S to build and fortify the canal -
china (boxer rebellion)
since it failed it contributed to the downfall of the imperial government in china -
Big stick diplomacy
US could intervene in disputes between America and other world powers. -
Big stick diplomacy (Roosevelt corollary)
this was added to the monroe doctrine to get finances in order -
Japan (root takahira agreement)
U.S and Japan pledged to respect each others territorial possesions -
Dollar diplomacy
linked American buisness interests to diplomatic intersts abroad -
mexico (mexican revolution
radically transformed Mexican politics and society -
Panama Canal
created faster transportation -
world war I (assasination of archduke ferdinand)
Major cause of world war I -
world war I (schlieffen plan)
It weakened the german army -
World war I (Sinking of the Lusitania)
Because the Germans sank the Lusitania it turned pubic opinion against Germany -
World War I (zimmerman telegraph)
Main cause of America getting involved in world war I -
mexico (mexican constitution)
restricted the power and influence of the Roman Catholic Church. -
World War l (treaty of brest-litovsk)
Russia drops out of the war -
World War I (Battle of the Marne)
It was the turning point of the war -
world war I (treaty of versailles)
Ended world war I -
Red scare
is now set as an example of how unfounded fears can compromise civil liberties -
Phlippine- american war (phlippines gain independence)
phlippines becomes a self governing commonwelth
