Expansionism

  • Alvin York

    Alvin York
    he was one of most decorated soldiers of the United States Army in World War I.
  • Acquisition of hawaii

    Acquisition of hawaii
    Sanford dole would become governor.
    The U.S. settlers, created a sugar and pineapple plantations.
  • Sinking of the USS Maine

    Sinking of the USS Maine
    The USS Maine got exploded by the spanish
    a lot of people died
  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War
    Teddy roosevelt
    The americans help the cubans to get there independes from spain.
    we benifited this by the trade from the cubans.
  • Open Door Policy

    Open Door Policy
    The u.s. open chinas markets to improve there bissnesses.
  • Roosevelt Corollary

    Roosevelt Corollary
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Barred European countries from using force to collect dept in latin american.
    The u.s. was like a cop, to protect other countrys.
    they may pay us back
  • Beginning of World War I

    Beginning of World War I
    Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    That started a war
  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal
    Theodore Roosevelt
    The U.S. wanted to build a canal in panama. To save money and time to trade and transportation. (it was faster)
  • German Proclamation

    German Proclamation
    Woodrow Wilson
    the U.S. wouldnt talerate german attack.
    stay neatrul to the war
  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    Woodrow Wilson
    it got sunk by a german submarines
    it provoct U.S. to fight against german
  • Sussex Pledge

    Sussex Pledge
    germany wasnt allowed to destroy ships with U.S. pasengers but germany did it anyways.
  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram
    Germany tried to get the mexicans to be there allies
    but the germany fail
  • U.S. Enters World War I

    U.S. Enters World War I
    The U.S. enter the war and made allies
  • Selective Service Act

    Selective Service Act
    to rease a army for ww1
  • Espionage Act

    Espionage Act
    it allowed the U.S. to enter to any enemies conetions as in spying
  • Wilson's Fourteen Points

    Wilson's Fourteen Points
    peace negotiations at the end of the war and everyone lived happy
  • Battle of Argonne Forest

    Battle of Argonne Forest
    The attack lasted 47 days in the west front.
  • End of World War I

    End of World War I
    Everyone exciped german they had to pay for everything and everyone
  • Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles

    Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
    Woodrow Wilson
    he oppose the treaty
  • Failure of Diplomacy

    Failure of Diplomacy
    Japan wanted more raw material and wanted to negotiate with the U.S. till november or a war will start.