Chapter 28 APUSH – Flashcards
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Colombia
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Nation whose senate in 1902 refused to ratify a treaty permitting the US to build a canal across its territory (in Panama).
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Panamanian Revolution
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Panamanian's eager to rebel when Columbia refused America's proposal to buy land for the canal; the people hoped that prosperity would follow the construction of the canal; Bunau-Varilla and US naval forces aided in revolution; US justified intervention by a strained interpertation of treaty of 1846 (but Roosevelt was really just desperate to be elected president by his own means); occured on November 3, 1903 with the killing of Chinese civilian and a donkey.
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Gentlemen's agreement
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Agreement when Japan agreed to curb the number of workers coming to the US and in exchange Roosevelt agreed to allow the wives of the Japenese men already living in the US to join them.
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Teddy Roosevelt
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26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration.Theodore Roosevelt said "Speak softly but carry a big stick'" (1858-1919). In foreign affairs, Roosevelt pursued a strong policy, permitting the instigation of a revolt in Panama to dispose of Colombian objections to the Panama Canal and helping to maintain the balance of power in the East by bringing the Russo-Japanese War to an end.
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