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maine explodes
A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard. -
annexed hawaii
hawii is annexed -
Guam
won after spanish american war -
philippines
won after the spanish american war -
spanish american war
started april 1898
ended august 1898
was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. U.S. attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War. -
open door policy
having equal trading rights with china -
roosevelt diplomacy
The Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuela Crisis of 1902–03. The corollary states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directl -
dollar diplomacy
incouraged to invest in latin american coutrys and if they couldn't pay them back america will send troops to fix it -
panama canal
thousads of people died , and 400 thousand to build.
it was made to make trade faster. -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavriolo Princip
Start of WW1 -
Beginning of WW1
Starts in august 1st
Allies:France, Britain, Russia, Italy
Central Powers:Germany, Austria-hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria -
German Proclamation
February 15, 1915
The waters around the British isles were considerd warzone and Germany was to sink anyships that crossed there -
Sinking of the lusitania
British passenger ship was sank by Germany killing atleast120 Americans. U.S. was mad about this -
Sussex Pledge
Startes on April 24, 1916 Germany said that they wont sink anymore Merchant ships with out warning. -
unrestricted sub warfare continues
February 3, 1917
Germany continues UBoat attacks on U.S -
ZimmermanTelegram
Febraury 24, 1917
Britain intercepst a telegram from Germany to Mexico to start a war with U.S. so they wont get in the war -
when the us enterd the war
The U.S. enters the war in April 6, 1917 -
selective service act of 1917
The government now has the power to draft solders
you have to be 21 to 30 to sign up for the draft and be chosen to go to war