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Louisiana Purchase
Purchase of Louisiana -
Oregon
Land was aquired: Annexation of the previous Anglo- American Convention of 1818 -
Cuba raises up
Cubans stand up for themselves against spain -
The End of the Monarch
against Queen Liliuokalani on the island of Oahu by foreign residents residing in Honolulu, mostly United States citizens, and subjects of the Kingdom of Hawaii. -
Panama Canal
an artificial 77 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean which opened -
Sugar declines
The US tariffs on sugar crippled the money gained from it -
new start
The US sends battle ships to Cuba to protect the US citizens -
Explanation
The US makes demands for Spain -
Hawaii
The US acquires Hawaii ( gas station) -
The Peace Treaty
Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire, especially Cuba, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. -
The Cuban Campaign
The Spanish-Cuban-American War was a brief, but pivotal event in American history. It marked a major change in American foreign policy and military development. -
Philippines
during the Spanish–American War the American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged to attack the Philippines -
Hawaii
Hawaii became part of the US -
Start of the War
the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor -
The Mysterious Explosion
U.S. battleship Maine blew up in Havana Harbor, killing 260 crew members. The episode escalated tensions between the United States and Spain and contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War two months latr -
Cuba
Cubans decides write their own Constitution -
the usa
The US becomes a world power -
USA in cuba
the Platt Amendment's conditions prohibited the Cuban Government from entering into any international treaty that would compromise Cuban independence -
Panama
Panama becomes a nation -
Beginning of World War 1
World War 1 started of due to the asssassination Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The country of Austria was angered by this incident and sooner than later, conflict started between them and Serbia. Other countries joined in like Germany, France, and Great Britain, and made the war be considered a World War.
People involved: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gauriolo Princip of Serbia. -
Period: to
world war 1
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe -
German Proclamatio
Germany proclaimed that the waters around the British Isles were to be considered an official war zone and they would sink any ship that entered the area. -
Espionage Act
The Espionage Act made it a crime for any person to convey information intended to inerfere with the U.S. armed forces prosecution of the war effort or to promote the success of the country's enemies. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The British intercepted a telegram from Germany in which they were asking Mexico to attack the U.S. and in exchange, Germany would help them get Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back. -
End of WW1
Germany surrendered in 1918. All nations thereafter agrred to stop fighting until the peace terms were being negotiated. The end of the war was official when the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. -
Ratification of the Treaty of Versailles
The treaty that put an official end to WWI. Wilson's fourteen points were used as a foundation for this treaty so that peace can flourish following the disasterous war.