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Acquisition of Hawaii
Hawaii wa annexed as a territory in 1838, Sanford Dole would become mayor.It was known for the Sugar & Pineapple plantations.
Became a state in 1959.
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Acquisition of Hawaii
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Sinking of the USS Maine
The sinking of the USS Maine occured near Cuba where it sunk, then the US came up and started to attack Spain this is the start of the Spanish-American War. -
Sinking of the USS Maine
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US Expansionism
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Acquisition of Philippines
The US acquired the Philippines from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War started because of the USS Maine was attacked and has sunked so the US started the war with Spain.
People Involved are Theodore Roosevelt, Alfred Thayer Mahan.
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Spanish-American War
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Acquisition of Guam
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Acquisition of Guam
Annexed following military victory over Spain.
The Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War and then the US received Guam.
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Acquisition of Phillippines
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Open Door Policy
Initiaded by the United States for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China.
People Involved were John Hay -
Open Door Policy
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Panama Canal
American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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Roosevelt Corollary
that the U.S. might intervene in the affairs of an American republic threatened with seizure or intervention by a European country.
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Panama Canal
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Dollar Diplomacy
the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.
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Dollar Diplomacy
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Assasination Archduke Ferdinand
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Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
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Beginning of WW1
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Beginning of WWI
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Roosevelt Corollary
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German Proclamation
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German Proclamation
waters around British Isles were considered an official war zone and Germany would sink any ship who entered the area.
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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Sinking of the Lusitania
British Passenger ship was sunk by the German killing more than 120 Americans.
This caused the US to wonder why it was sunk caused tension between Germany and the US. -
Sussex Pledge
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Sussex Pledge
Germany promises not to sink any more merchant ships without warning.
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Unrestricted Subamrine Warfare Continues
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Unrestricted Sub Warfare continues
Germany resumes to attack on the US.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Zimmerman Telegram
British intelligence intercepts the Zimmerman Telegram which revealed Germany's plan to ask Mexican Government to attack the US in exchange for TX, NM, & AZ -
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When does the US entered the WWI
US entered the war because of the Zimmerman Telegram, this caused the US to act about the Germans telling Mexico to attack on the US. -
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Selective Service Act of 1917
government has the power to draft service, men ages from 21-30 are to register for military service.
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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
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Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
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Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
A treaty that ended the World War 1, stated what happens after the War
