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American

Imperialism andWorld War 1As the United States became an Industrial

Power it also became a world power.

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Spanish American War

USS MAINE: The U.S. sent this battleship to Cuba to protectU.S. business and citizens there.

It exploded in 1898 and killed 266 American sailors

The U.S. blames Spain for the explosion

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Spanish American War

Rough Riders:Theodore Roosevelthelped assemble and lead

a brigade of soldierscalled the rough riders todefeat the Spanish.

After we defeat Spainmany Americans wantedthe U.S. to remainneutral and not getinvolved in any morewars.

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TENSION IN THE WORLD

Isolationism: Isolationists believed the United States should

avoid getting involved in wars and politics with other

countries

Imperialism: Trying to gain power by seizing new territories.This is the opposite of isolationism

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Franz Ferdinand KILLED!

Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The man who

was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb. He was

heir to the throne of Austria Hungary.

Austria Hungary had an alliance with

Germany.

Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia.

Serbia had an alliance with Russia.

Here comes World War 1

Central Powers ( Austria-Hungary, Germany,

Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire) VS. The

Allied Powers ( Great Britain, Russia, France,Italy, Japan, Serbia, and Belgium)

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The United States stilldoesnt enter thewar:

Woodrow Wilson:

President of the United

States when World War 1

broke out.

He declared that America

remain neutral, or in otherwords, that they remain

and isolationist country.

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Germans use U- Boats

Germans use submarines

called U-Boats to attack U.S.

merchant ships.

In 1915 the German U-Boat

sank a passenger ship called

The Lusitania This attack

killed 1,200 people, including

214 Americans. The Germans said that it was

carrying weapons, but it was

unarmed.

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Zimmerman Telegram Found

Wilson still tries to remain

neutral and keep peace withGermany. Then a note was

discovered and printed in

newspapers. It suggested an

alliance between Mexico and

Germany against the United

States. The note is known as the

ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM

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The U.S. enters the war

On April 6, 1917 the U.S. enters warjoining the alliedpowers and declaring war on Germany.

On November 11th, 1918 anarmistice, or truce, ended the

war.

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Show what you know!

Many Words are important to understand when people talk

about the United States and its role in World War 1. Write a

short paragraph about the United States using four of the

following words: isolationism, imperialism, neutral,

allied powers, alliance, armistice

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