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Hawaii
Spurred by the nationalism aroused by the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii in 1898 at the urging of President William McKinley. Hawaii was made a territory in 1900, and Dole became its first governor
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Sinking of the USS Maine
USS Maine (ACR-1), commissioned in 1895, was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine. That is what happened to the United States on February 15, 1898, when an explosion sank the U.S.S. Maine in Havana, Cuba Brooklyn Navy Yard (Builder) -
Spanish War Beggining
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence Theodore Rosevelt -
Phillippines
The Philippines is a Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands. Its sprawling capital, Manila, is famous for its waterfront promenade and centuries-old Chinatown. Intramuros, a walled city in colonial times, is the heart of Old Manila. It’s home to the baroque 16th-century San Agustin Church as well as Fort Santiago, a storied citadel and military prison.
Foreign Policy:Ties to the United States have affected Filipino international relations. The Republic -
Guam
After defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States kept Guam as a part of a trans-Pacific line of communications (including the islands of Hawai'i, Midway and Wake) in a manner similar to the Spaniards to support the newly acquired Philippines.
Foreign Policy:Guam is a self-governing territory of the United States of America. It is the largest island in Micronesia, about one-third of its total land area of 540 square kilometres is occupied by US military facilities. -
Spanish American War Ended
On Aug. 12, 1898, the United States signed a cease-fire agreement with Spain that brought an end to the Spanish-American War. Spain agreed to grant independence to Cuba and hand over Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States. -
Open Door Policy
An open door policy (as related to the business and corporate fields) is a communication policy in which a manager, CEO,MD, president or supervisor leaves their office door "open" in order to encourage openness and transparency with the employees of that company.
John Hay
FP:The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door -
Roosevelt Corollary
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
(MONROE DOCTRINE):It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.
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Dollar Diplomacy
The effort of the United States—particularly during President William Howard Taft's term—to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries President William Howard Taft and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox
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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Franz was assinated by Gavriolo Pricip of Serbia because of European alliances, this broke out into war. -
Beginning of WWI
The war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbreviation: WWI. Expand. Also called Great War, War of the Nations. British Dictionary definitions for World War I .. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.Key conduit for international maritime trade.
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German Proclamation
The proclamation stated that waters around the British Isles were considred war zone, and Germany would sink any ship that entered the war zone. (Unrestricted Submarine Warfare) -
Sinking of the Lusitania
British passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine killing more than 120 Americans.The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. -
Sussex Pledge
Germany promises to not sink anymore merchant ships without warning, they didnt want the US to enter war.
The Sussex Pledge was a promise made in 1916 during World War I by Germany to the United States prior to the latter's entry into the war. Early in 1915, Germany had instituted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, allowing armed merchant ships, but not passenger ships, to be torpedoed without warning -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January, 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany -
Unrestricted Warfare Continues
On this day in 1917, the lethal threat of the German U-boat submarine raises its head again, as Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare it had previously suspended in response to pressure from the United States and other neutral countries -
When did the US enter WW1
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. -
Selective Secure Act of 1917
The Selective Service Act or Selective Draft Act (Pub.L. 65–12, 40 Stat. 76, enacted May 18, 1917) authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
Fourteen Points
Fourteen Points is a blueprint for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations after World War I, elucidated in a January 8, 1918, speech on war aims and peace terms by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. -
End of WW1
Germany had formally surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations had agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were negotiated. -
Singing of theTreaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de 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.
