Chapter 20-Section 3 – Flashcards
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Why was the building of a canal so important to the US?
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-they needed a shorter route through Central America -would make it easier for US navy to defend the nation's new overseas empire
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What events led to the eventual building of the Panama Canal?
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-a revolt took place in which the US helped the rebels and immediately recognized the independent republic of Panama. A french Panama representative signed a treaty granting canal rights to AMerica the US had to eliminate malaria and yellow fever in Panama
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According to President Wilson, what was the goal of US foreign policy?
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to aim to support and nurture democracy throughout the world
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How did the foreign policies of Presidents Roosevelt and Taft differ?
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Taft urged bankers and businesses to heavily invest in foreign affairs while Roosevelt said to speak softly and carry a big stick
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isthmus
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narrow strip of land joining two larger areas of land
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William C Gorgas
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an american expert on tropical diseases who took up the problem of yellow fever and malaria -by 1906, Gorgas had nearly wiped out yellow fever and reduced malaria in Panama
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Carlos Juan Finlay
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Cuban doctor who discovered that a certain kind of mosquito transmitted yellow fever
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Ronad Ross
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English doctor who discovered that a different kind of mosquito transmitted malaria
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corollary
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a logical extension of a doctrine or propostition
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William Howard Taft
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President TR's sucessor -favored dollar diplomacy -urged US bankers and businesses to heavily invest in Asia and Latin America
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dollar diplomacy
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a policy based on the idea that economic ties were the best way to expand American influence
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Woodrow Wilson
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-became PResident in 1913 -US foreign policy was to aim to support and nuture democracy throughout the world
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Porfirio Diaz
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the dictator of Mexico who shut the middle class out of politics and refused to share power or grant political freedoms or civil rights and permitted foriegn companies to develop natural resources and had allowed landowners to buy much of the countries land from poor peasants
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Francisco Villa
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-a mexican rebel nicknamed Pancho -in 1916, Villa's rebels crossed the border into New MExico, and raided and burned the town of Colombus, killing 18 Americans -US pursued Villa into MExico, and after 11 months, withdrawed without capturing Villa
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General John J Pershing
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under Wilson's orders, he purseud PAncho VIlla into MExico but withdrew after 11 months
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big stick policy
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Roosevelt wanted foreighn countries to know that if democracy failed, the US would not hesitate to use military force - " speak softly and carry a big stick"
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Monroe Doctorine
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james monroe's statement warning european nations not to colonize or interfere in the americas
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force(excercise an international police power)
