US History Ch 24

This 1903 treaty with Panama granted the United States control over a canal zone ten miles wide across the Isthmus of Panama. p.  565

•  Roosevelt wnted  cnl to link the Atlntic nd Pcific ocens cross the isthus connecting North nd South Aeric.
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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

 A yer lter, the Cliforni legislture considered  bill liiting the iigrtion of Jnese lborers into the stte. As resentent ounted in Jn, Roosevelt intervened to ersude the school bord to rescind its order, while t the se tie he obtined fro Jn the “Gentleen’s Agreeent” (1907) roising to sto the flow of Jnese griculturl lborers into the United Sttes.

The Taft administration’s policy in the early 1900s to promote U.S. financial and business interests abroad, especially in Latin America. 566

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

• one of Crrnz’s generls, revolted. Hoing to god the United Sttes into n ction tht would hel hi seize ower, he rided border towns, injuring Aericn civilins. In Jnury, he reoved seventeen Aericns fro  trin in Mexico nd urdered the. Two onths lter he invded Colubus, New Mexico, killing sixteen Aericns nd burning the town.
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• A liberl reforer, Frncisco I. Mdero, followed Dáz s resident in 1911. But Mdero could not kee order in the troubled country, nd oonents of his refors underined hi. With su-ort fro welthy lndowners, the ry, nd the Ctholic Church, Generl Victorino Huert ousted Mdero in 1913, threw hi in jil, nd rrnged his urder
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 resident of Mexico for thirty-seven yers, ws overthrown in 1911. Dáz hd encourged foreign investents in Mexicn ines, rilrods, oil, nd lnd; by 1913, Aericns hd invested ore thn $1 billion.

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In the Sussex ledge of My 4, 1916, he greed to Wilson’s dends nd roised to shoot on sight only shis of the eney’s nvy. But he ttched the condition tht the United Sttes coel the Allies to end their blockde nd coly with interntionl lw. Wilson cceted the ledge but turned down the condition.

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

Roosevelt led the preparedness campaign, which was pro-war against Wilsons Anit-war efforts

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

Creted in 1917 by President Wilson nd heded by rogressive journlist George Creel, this  orgniztion rllied suort for Aericn involveent in World Wr I through rt,  dvertising, nd fil.  Creel worked out  syste of voluntry censorshi with the ress nd  distributed osters nd hlets. .  577

A World Wr I lw tht iosed hrsh enlties on  nyone using “disloyl, rofne, scurrilous, or busive lnguge bout the U.S. governent, flg, or red forces.” .  578

1917 This lw, ssed fter the United Sttes entered World Wr I, iosed sentences of u to 20 yers on nyone found guilty of iding the eney, obstructing recruitent of soldiers, or encour-ging disloylty. It llowed the ostster generl to reove fro the il ny terils tht incited treson or insurrection. .  578

Finds Draft Evaders

This governent gency oversw the roduction of Aericn fctories during World Wr I. .  579

A governent gency tht encourged Aericns to sve food during World Wr I. .  579

In Jnury 1918, President Woodrow Wilson  resented these ters for  fr-reching, nonunitive settleent of World Wr I nd the estblishent of  Legue of Ntions. While generous nd otiistic, the Points did not stisfy wrtie hunger for revenge nd were lrgely rejected by Euroen ntions. .  582

secretry of stte nd ws relced by Robert Lnsing,  lwyer nd counselor in the Stte Dertent. Lnsing brought  very different sirit to the job. He fvored the Allies nd believed tht deocrcy ws thretened in  world dointed by Gerny. He urged strong stnds ginst Gern viol-tions of Aericn neutrlity.