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The Philippines

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Panama Canal Zone

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Cuba

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The Philippines

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Western Front (Europe)

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Palace of Versailles-Paris, France

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Western Front (Europe)

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Cuba was trying to gain independence from Spain and because many Americans had business relations with Cuba, the USS Maine was sent to Havana to try and protect those interests. The USS Maine was blown up and yellow journalism took the opportunity to blame Spain causing us to go to war with them. The United States soon won the war. The treaty of Paris was made giving us the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba.

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The Spanish-American War caused the United States to become an imperialist country. This lead to the United States to become more involved in world affairs.

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After World War 1 the victors went to Versailles in France to write a peace treaty. President Wilson pushed for softer punishments on Germany and the creation of the League of Nations. The treaty was eventually signed and the League of Nations was apart of it. Wilson then went back to the United States to get Congress to ratify it. This however, failed in the Senate due to fears that it would cause the United States to enter wars without Congress' approval.

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Once the United States' troop landed in Europe the war started to turn in the Allies favor. This however, still didn't cause the horrors of trench warfare to be unseen by American Troops. Trench Foot, Shell Shock, Trench Fever, Disease and many more things inhabited the trenches causing many soldiers to develop PTSD. With the help of the United States the Allies were able to defeat the Germans and win World War 1.

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Gaining access to the Philippines after the Spanish American War was seen as a move that gave the United States a stepping stone to get the mass human and natural resources of China and the rest of Asia. It was also seen as a way to "civilize" these nations.

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The Panama Canal was originally started by a French company. However, the company couldn't figure out a way to build it and ended construction. The United States then asked Colombia to give them the land for the canal but Colombia set the price for the land very high. Not wanting to pay this price President Roosevelt then went to Panama, funded a rebellion and sent war ships so Colombia wouldn’t get involved. Once Panama became an independent country the United States took the canal zone in order to build the canal.

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The Panama Canal allowed ships from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean and vise-versa. This opened up more trade routes and connected the world.

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This Political Cartoon is showing how the United States obtained the land for the Panama Canal. They created a revolution from Colombia resulting in Panama gaining independence and persuaded them to cede the land for the canal to the United States

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The Philippines were once a colony of Spain. After the Spanish-American War the Treaty of Paris was signed which went back on America saying that the Philippines would be free and took possession of it instead. The Philippines eventually revolted our rule and started a rebellion against the United States. The United States won this conflict and the Philippines would remain part of the United States until after WW2.

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Keeping control of the Philippines allowed the United States to access China and the rest of Asia easier. This gave the United States access to the vast manpower and resources of Asia.

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This Political Cartoon shows Uncle Sam standing on the Philippines with a sign saying "Notice the U.S. is requested to withdraw". This is representing the United States' unwillingness to leave the Philippines even though they once promised freedom for the Philippines.

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The United States was neutral at the beginning of WW1 but due to multiple events the U.S. ended up joining the war. One of the main reasons is the German use of unrestricted submarine warfare. This led to the shipping of many ships such as the Lusitania and Sussex leading to hundreds of American casualties. The Zimmerman note was then intercepted by the British and revealed to the public that the Germans wanted Mexico to join the war and attack the U.S. if it joined against them. These all turned public opinion against the Germans however, the tipping point was the sinking of the US ships City of Memphis, Illinois and Vigilancia. After this President Wilson asked Congress to declare and the declaration passed in both houses sending the US into war.

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The United States entering World War One tipped the scale of power to the Allied Powers and solidified the Central Powers' defeat. This set America as a main stay for the Global Powers.

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The Germans were left out of the Paris Peace Conference. This caused resentment from the Germans ultimately helping lead to the rise of the Nazi party and Hitler.

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This Political Cartoon is explain the impact that the war had back home. The war helped the United States economy with factories thriving with the increased demand.

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The horrors of trench warfare in World War One scarred many Americans. This caused Americans to be more opposing to any future conflicts.

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When President Wilson came back with the Treaty of Versailles the American Senate was divided on the issue of whether to ratify it or not. This eventually lead to it not being ratified.

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This Political Cartoon shows the mentality that the other side started the war. This caused both sides to think that they were doing the "right" thing in trying to destroy the other.