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US Expansionism
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Sinking of the USS maine
war started after the sinking -
Spanish American War
Spanish American War involves America in cuba and Philipines brought territory to US and made us a stronger army and country -
Roosevelt Corollary
Created by Theodroe Roosevelt, barred European countries from using force to collect debit. US would act as an "international police power" Used to intervene in Central America -
Dollar Diplomacy
Encourged investing in Caribbean countries. If a country couldnt repay loans, the US would send in troops -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Europe went into war cause of this action Archduke of Austria was assassinated -
Beginning of WWI
World War 1 begins - America is still not involved -
Panama Canal
Bought land and supported a revolution to get 10 mile strip of land. The Panama canal still is a trading and trasnportation hub of the land bringing a good effect -
German Proclamation
War Zone- Waters around the British Isles and Germany would sink any ship that entered this area also called : Unresticted Submmarine Warfare this cuased the sinking of a ship carrying US citiznes -
Sinking of the Lusitania
British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine killing more than 120 Americans killed -
Susex Pledge
Germany promises to not sink any more merchant ships without warning
They do not want the U.S. to enter war -
Unresticted Sub Warfare continues
Germany resumes U boat attacks on the United States -
Zimmerman Telegarm
British intelligence intercepts the Zimmeran Telegram when revaled Germanys plan to ask the Mexican government to attack the U.S. in exchange for TX,NM and AZ back -
When the US entered WW1
United States enters WWI -
Selective Service Act
The goverment now has the power to draft soldiers
The act required all men in the US between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service -
open door policy
New policy stating that all countries have trading rights in Chian
