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Progressive Era Foreign Policy Roosevelt: The Canal Taft: Dollar Diplomacy Wilson: WWI
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Foreign Policy: Roosevelt & Taft Panama Canal: Panama revolts from Columbia Panama Canal: Panama revolts from Columbia –Huge engineering feat: cost $350 million to build –99 years lease, $10m, $250K year rent. (1914) Roosevelt Corollary: Monroe Doctrine extended, Roosevelt Corollary: Monroe Doctrine extended, –Latin America must be financially responsible or –America will intervene to prevent Europe entry. Russo-Japan War:TR Peace Treaty at Portsmouth, NH Russo-Japan War:TR Peace Treaty at Portsmouth, NH –(Taft-Katsura Agreement 1905 violated Open Door Policy) TR’s Great White Fleet: sails around the world TR’s Great White Fleet: sails around the world Taft: Dollar Diplomacy- US Banks will take over Taft: Dollar Diplomacy- US Banks will take over –Loans if L.A. country can’t pay its European debts
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Canal Construction
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Canal Locks
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Portsmouth, NH Treaty
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Wilson’s Foreign Policy New idealistic rhetoric: same policy New idealistic rhetoric: same policy WW intervenes in Nicaragua, Haiti, WW intervenes in Nicaragua, Haiti, –Dominic Republic, Cuba and Mexico Mexico Revolution1913: Diaz, Madera Mexico Revolution1913: Diaz, Madera –Huerta (WW didn’t recognized), Carranza Veracruz intervention: Stop German ships Veracruz intervention: Stop German ships Poncho Villa chased by Pershing Poncho Villa chased by Pershing
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Pancho Villa
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Woodrow Wilson: 1916 election
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The Great War: Causes The Spark: Austrian archduke Ferdinand The Spark: Austrian archduke Ferdinand –Assassinated in Sarajevo 28 June 1914 Ethnic nationalism: pan Serbianism Ethnic nationalism: pan Serbianism Colonial Rivalries: Imperialistic competition Colonial Rivalries: Imperialistic competition Entangling Alliances: Entangling Alliances: –Central Powers: Germany, Aust-Hun, Turkey –Allies: Britain, France, Russia, Italy War Plans: Schlieffen plan War Plans: Schlieffen plan War started August 1: 32 nations in global war War started August 1: 32 nations in global war
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Archduke Ferdinand: 28 June 1914
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German U-Boat
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Wilson: Neutrality Neutrality: Int. Law, US can ship non Neutrality: Int. Law, US can ship non –Military goods to both sides. Shipping: US made big money on exports Shipping: US made big money on exports –Britain cut off Germany, Germany used U-boats Divided Alliance in America: Progressives like Divided Alliance in America: Progressives like –Jane Addams against the war, most people leaned –Towards Britain and France. U-Boats: Lusitania sunk (May 1915) U-Boats: Lusitania sunk (May 1915) –WW warns Germany to stop Arabic Sunk, Arabic Pledge Arabic Sunk, Arabic Pledge Sussex Sunk, Sussex Pledge- Germany promised Sussex Sunk, Sussex Pledge- Germany promised –WW that they would stop shooting ships if US would –Tell Britain to end embargo
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America Enters the War Election of 1816: Hughes v. Wilson Election of 1816: Hughes v. Wilson GOP: Charles Evan Hughes, NY progressive, “preparedness” GOP: Charles Evan Hughes, NY progressive, “preparedness” Wilson: “He kept us out of the war.” Wilson: “He kept us out of the war.” –Very patriotic campaign, WW wins WW “Peace without Victory” speech WW “Peace without Victory” speech New German U-Boat Policy: sink all ships New German U-Boat Policy: sink all ships –In order to starve Britain Zimmerman Letter: Mexico telegram Zimmerman Letter: Mexico telegram Congress Declares War: 2 April 1917 Congress Declares War: 2 April 1917
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