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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
This 1903 treaty with Panama granted the United States control over a canal zone ten miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama. p. 565
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Panama Canal
- Roosevelt wnted cnl to link the Atlntic nd Pcific ocens cross the isthus connecting North nd South Aeric.
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Roosevelt Corollary
A corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which asserted that the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs if those countries could not keep their affairs in order. p. 566
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Gentlemen Agreement
A yer lter, the Cliforni legislture considered bill liiting the iigrtion of Jnese lborers into the stte. As resentent ounted in Jn, Roosevelt intervened to ersude the school bord to rescind its order, while t the se tie he obtined fro Jn the “Gentleen’s Agreeent” (1907) roising to sto the flow of Jnese griculturl lborers into the United Sttes.
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Dollar Diplomacy
The Taft administration’s policy in the early 1900s to promote U.S. financial and business interests abroad, especially in Latin America. 566
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Moral Diplomacy
Policy of President Woodrow Wilson that rejected “dollar diplomacy.” Rather than focusing mainly on economic ties with other nations, Wilson sought to practice morality in international relations, pre-serve peace, and extend to other peoples the blessings of democracy 567
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Pancho Villa
- one of Crrnz’s generls, revolted. Hoing to god the United Sttes into n ction tht would hel hi seize ower, he rided border towns, injuring Aericn civilins. In Jnury, he reoved seventeen Aericns fro trin in Mexico nd urdered the. Two onths lter he invded Colubus, New Mexico, killing sixteen Aericns nd burning the town.
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Francisco Madero
- A liberl reforer, Frncisco I. Mdero, followed Dáz s resident in 1911. But Mdero could not kee order in the troubled country, nd oonents of his refors underined hi. With su-ort fro welthy lndowners, the ry, nd the Ctholic Church, Generl Victorino Huert ousted Mdero in 1913, threw hi in jil, nd rrnged his urder
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Porfirio Diaz
resident of Mexico for thirty-seven yers, ws overthrown in 1911. Dáz hd encourged foreign investents in Mexicn ines, rilrods, oil, nd lnd; by 1913, Aericns hd invested ore thn $1 billion.
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Sussex Pledge
In the Sussex ledge of My 4, 1916, he greed to Wilson’s dends nd roised to shoot on sight only shis of the eney’s nvy. But he ttched the condition tht the United Sttes coel the Allies to end their blockde nd coly with interntionl lw. Wilson cceted the ledge but turned down the condition.
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Arabic Pledge
In August 1915, a U-boat mistakenly torpedoed the British liner Arabic , killing two Americans. Wilson pro-tested, and Germany, eager to keep the United States out of the war, backed down. The Arabic pledge (September 1) promised that U-boats would stop and warn liners, unless they tried to resist or escape.564
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Preparedness
Roosevelt led the preparedness campaign, which was pro-war against Wilsons Anit-war efforts
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Selective Service Act
1917 law required all American men between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for a military draft. The age limits were later changed to 18 and 45. 576
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American Expeditionary Force
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Committee on Public Information
Creted in 1917 by President Wilson nd heded by rogressive journlist George Creel, this orgniztion rllied suort for Aericn involveent in World Wr I through rt, dvertising, nd fil. Creel worked out syste of voluntry censorshi with the ress nd distributed osters nd hlets. . 577
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American Protective League
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Sedition Act
A World Wr I lw tht iosed hrsh enlties on nyone using “disloyl, rofne, scurrilous, or busive lnguge bout the U.S. governent, flg, or red forces.” . 578
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Espionage Act
1917 This lw, ssed fter the United Sttes entered World Wr I, iosed sentences of u to 20 yers on nyone found guilty of iding the eney, obstructing recruitent of soldiers, or encour-ging disloylty. It llowed the ostster generl to reove fro the il ny terils tht incited treson or insurrection. . 578
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Slacker Raids
Finds Draft Evaders
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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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War Industries Board
This governent gency oversw the roduction of Aericn fctories during World Wr I. . 579
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Food Administration
A governent gency tht encourged Aericns to sve food during World Wr I. . 579
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Fourteen Points
In Jnury 1918, President Woodrow Wilson resented these ters for fr-reching, nonunitive settleent of World Wr I nd the estblishent of Legue of Ntions. While generous nd otiistic, the Points did not stisfy wrtie hunger for revenge nd were lrgely rejected by Euroen ntions. . 582
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Robert Lansing
secretry of stte nd ws relced by Robert Lnsing, lwyer nd counselor in the Stte Dertent. Lnsing brought very different sirit to the job. He fvored the Allies nd believed tht deocrcy ws thretened in world dointed by Gerny. He urged strong stnds ginst Gern viol-tions of Aericn neutrlity.
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