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Why did the Lusitania sink so fast?
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Book - boiler exploded
professor - 4.2 mil rds of rifle ammo |
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Who called the sinking of the Lusitania "an act of piracy" and demanded war?
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Teddy Roosevelt
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Who resigned from the Wilson admin? Why?
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Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Fearful the demand of Wilson's notes for Germany to stop sinking ships etc, would lead to war.
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What was American foreign policy like between 1901 and 1920?
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Aggressive and nationalistic
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Where did the US intervene, and what did it dominated in the early 20th century?
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Europe, Far East, and Latin America.
Caribbean |
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What did Teddy Roosevelt do with the US Navy while in office?
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Doubled the strength of the navy
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How did Roosevelt get "help" from Panama in "seizing" territory in Panama for a canal?
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Roosevelt supported a Panamanian revolt from Colombia. Panama granted the construction of the canal
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How did Latin America feel about Roosevelt's actions regarding Colombia and the canal to be built in Panama?
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Angered many.
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What policy did the US develop to ensure its dominance in the Caribbean?
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Established protectorates over some countries and subsidized others to keep them dependent
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What was the "Roosevelt Corollary?"
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Policy warned Latin American nations to keep their affairs in order (many were in debt to European nations) or face American intervention
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What did Roosevelt do so that Japan would not think the US was weak?
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Sent 16 battleships of new American fleet around the world, stopping in Tokyo
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What was "dollar diplomacy?"
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Pres Taft and Secretary of St Philander Knox promoted American financial and business interests abroad
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By 1917, where were US troops "protecting" nations in the Caribbean?
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Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba
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What did Wilson say Latin American nations had to do to win American recognition?
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Exercise power and reflect "a just gov't based upon law, not upon arbitrary or irregular force"
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Why did Wilson intervene in Mexico?
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Thought that General Victoriano Huerta was a "buther" and refused to recognize him. desired to only help Mexico achieve political and agrarian reform.
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