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sinking of the uss maine
February 15th, 1898 the United States battleship Maine, riding quietly at anchor in Havana harbour, was suddenly blown up, apparently by a mine, in an explosion which tore her bottom out and sank her, killing 260 officers and men on board.
this caused us to declare war on spain -
spanish american war
Defintion: was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
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Impact on foreign policy: The Spanish-American war gave the United States for the first time an overseas Empire. Unable to pay the indemnity for the war, Spain withdrew from Cuba and gave the Philippines to the United States to pay for the war. -
open door policy
The policy proposed to keep China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis
john hay
it gave everyone(all countries) an oppertunity to trade with china -
roosevelt corollary
Defintion: asserting that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
People involved: President Theodore Roosevelt
Impact on foreign policy:The Roosevelt Corollary greatly affected American foreign policy. It was in sharp contrast to the Monroe Doctrine, put in place to stop foreign intervention with the American continents. -
dolllas diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy is the effort of the United States—particularly during President William Howard Taft's term—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
william howard taft
was to make the United States the most powerful in the world in terms of commercial and financial terms -
assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne -
Panama canal
The Panama Canal:is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade
first used in agust :1914
theodore rooselelt
this allows us to trade with other countries ,its a faster route to transport goods ,we charge other countries to use our canal. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. -
Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1915, Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning. -
Zimmerman telegraph
was a propousal by germany tthat if mexico attacked the United States they woukd help them reclaim TX,Nm,AZ.this telegram was intercepted by britain
