Chapter 19: Safe for Democracy, The US and WWI Flashcards
Describe in detail how the Panama Canal came about.
- Panama was a province of Columbia owned by a French company
- Roosevelt believed a canal through Panama would benefit the world
- US would build it and let everyone use it; they even offered to buy and compensate Columbia for the land, but they refused
- They staged a rebellion that in turn gave Panama its own country-ship
What was the Roosevelt Corollary? What document was it attached to?
- a US protectorate policy against Latin America
- Monroe Doctrine
Who was Porfirio Diaz? Who replaced him? What happened to him?
- Leader of Mexico for over 40 years
- exploited Mexicans to benefit wealthy landowners
- was overthrown in 1911
- was replaced by Francisco Madero
Who was Victoriano Huerta?
- murdered Madero
- wanted to maintain a stable government
- was pressured to reign by President Wilson
What did President Wilson refuse to do?
recognize Huerta because he doesn’t support the killing of leaders
Why did Wilson send troops to Mexico?
American sailors were arrested
Who was Pancho Villa? What did he do?
- a radical general
- when Wilson recognized Carranza, he killed 16 Americans
- he also burned down Columbus, New Mexico and attacked an army base
- was killed by assassins in 1923
Who led troops in pursuit of Pancho Villa?
General Pershing
What was an indication that war was beginning to brew in Europe at the turn of the century?
Germany was heard to be building a massive military force
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand? What happened to him? Why?
- Archduke of Austria
- Made a state visit to Bosnia
- Serbian nationalists in Bosnia assassinated him with a Serbian weapon with hopes that if they killed him, Austria would give them their independence
Who were the Central Powers?
- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Turkey
Who were the Allied Powers?
- Britain
- France
- Russia
Why did Wilson pledge neutrality in 191?
to continue trade
