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Sinking of The Maine
The United States battleship was blown up in an explosion which killed 260 men on board on February 15th, 1898. -
Spanish American War start
The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
Spanish American War Ended
The Spanish-American War (1898) was a conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
Roosevelt Corollary to the Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 written to achieve a separation from Europe became a way for the U.S. to refrain from interfering in European matters and to keep Europe from colonizing the Americas any further. On December 6, 1904, President Roosevelt presented his Fourth Annual Message to Congress, his Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. -
Dollar Diplomacy 1909
The Dollar Diplomacy is primarily associated with the administration and the foreign policy of Secretary of State Philander C. Knox and President William Taft - hence the well-known phrase 'Taft's Dollar Diplomacy'. -
Dollar Diplomacy 1913
The Dollar Diplomacy is primarily associated with the administration and the foreign policy of Secretary of State Philander C. Knox and President William Taft - hence the well-known phrase 'Taft's Dollar Diplomacy'. -
Archduke Fran Ferdinand Assassination
Assassination by Gavriolo principe of serbia and because of european alliances , this broke into war -
WW1
World War began which created the new problematic event in history which eventually would create enemies / frenemies -
German Proclamation
Waters around the british isles where to be considered an official war zone and germany would sink any ship that entered this area . -
Sinking of the lusitania
British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine killing more than 120 americans. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promises to not sink any more merchant ships without warning -
Failure of diplomacy
Unrestricted submarine warfare continues , germany resumes u boat attacks on the US . -
zimmerman telegram
British Intelligence ntercepts the zimmerman telegram which revealed germanys plan to ask the mexican gov to attack the u.s in exchange for the TX , NM , AZ. -
Woodrow Wilsons Fourteen Points
Fourteen Points is a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I, passed in January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. -
End of WW1
Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies on November 11, 1918. World War I was known as the “war to end all wars” because of the great slaughter and destruction it caused. -
Signing of Treaty of Versailles
was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Open Door 1900
Secretary of State John Hay first articulated the concept of the “Open Door” in China in a series of notes in 1899–1900. These Open Door Notes aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial integrity. British and American policies toward China had long operated under similar principles. -
Open Door 1899
Secretary of State John Hay first articulated the concept of the “Open Door” in China in a series of notes in 1899–1900. These Open Door Notes aimed to secure international agreement to the U.S. policy of promoting equal opportunity for international trade and commerce in China, and respect for China’s administrative and territorial integrity. British and American policies toward China had long operated under similar principles.