APUSH ch. 20 terms last 17 – Flashcards

Who: President What: had a foreign policy that was somewhat based on expansion but used money rather than military means to expand When: 1909-1913 Where: America Why: Was President of the US

William Howard Taft; promoting US trade by supporting American enterprises abroad.

Who: Americans; Marines What: The US intervened in Nicaragua's financial affairs; sent in Marines when a civil war broke out When: intervened in 1911; Marines sent in--1912 Where: Nicaragua Why: Marines were sent into another country to deal with their internal affairs. The US intervened to protect its investments.

Who: Republican Senator What: Japan wanted to buy the Baja Peninsula from Mexico. Lodge feared that Japan was trying to acquire the land. When: 1912 Where: From Massachusetts Why: His thoughts led to the Lodge Corollary; angered Latin America and Japan

Who: Henry Cabot Lodge; Senate What: It was a Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine; stated that non-European powers could not own territory in the Western Hemisphere. When: 1912 Where: Western Hemisphere; effected non-European countries Why: Angered Foreign Powers such as Latin America; President Taft did not like this legislation.

Who: President; Democrat What: Called for a New Freedom, promised a moral approach to foreign affairs. Opposed imperialism, the big stick, and Dollar Diplomacy When: 1913-1917 Where: America Why: Became President, Spent a great deal of time fixing things that the US had done that he felt was wrong.

Who: Woodrow Wilson What: Would limit both big business and big government, bring about reform by ending corruption and revive competition by supporting small business When: election of 1912 Where: America Why: His campaign was based off of this

Who: Woodrow Wilson What: taking a moral approach to foreign affairs When: 1912 Where: America and Foreign Policy Why: New way to handle foreign affairs

Who: Woodrow Wilson What: granted full territorial status to that country, guaranteed a bill of rights and universal male suffrage to Filipino citizens, and promised Philippine Independence as soon as a stable government was established. When: 1916 Where: Philippines Why: Helped the Philippines; gave them rights that they did not have before, part of Moral Diplomacy

Who: Huerta; Mexico What: Huerta Assassinated the Mexican President; and took over Mexico When: 1913 Where: Mexico Why: Tested the Moral diplomacy of Wilson; caused the US to step in.

Who: Mexican General What: Assassinated the Mexican President so he could take over When: 1913 Where: Mexico Why: His actions started a Civil War in Mexico

Who: Americans; Huerta What: Wilson sent American ships to blockade the Port at Vera Cruz. Americans went to shore and were arrested but soon released. Huerta was asked to apologize but he refused; Wilson retaliated by ordering the Navy to occupy Vera Cruz When: 1914 Where: Vera Cruz Why: Led to the occupation of Vera Cruz by the Americans; almost led to a war between US and Mexico; but was averted by the ABC powers. First dispute in the Americas to be settled through joint mediation

Who: Argentine Brazil and Chile What: settled the Tampico Incident When: 1914 Where: Western Hemisphere Why: settled the dispute between the US and Mexico; if they had not settled the fight, a war would have broken out between Mexico and the US

Who: Revolutionary What: Led raids across the US Mexican border and killed people in TX and New Mexico. When: 1914 Where: South Western America Why: Led to Wilson sending the Expeditionary Force to deal with the raids

Who: President of Mexico What: Took over Mexico from Huerta When: 1914 Where: Mexico Why: Became the new president of Mexico; was more democratic than Huerta

Who: John Pershing; Wilson What: Wilson sent this force to capture Pancho Villa When: 1916 Where: Northern Mexico Why: Never captured Villa but was removed in 1917 because of Wilson's fear of entering into WWI. Carranza protested this force

Who: General of the Expeditionary Force What: Led the force to capture Villa When: 1916-1917 Where: Northern Mexico Why: led the force that was supposed to capture Villa; unsuccessful. Carranza protested this force.