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30 Cards in this Set
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Roosevelt Corollary
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President Theodore Roosevelts 1904 foreign policy statment, a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which assered that the US would intervene in Latin America affairs if the countries themselves could not keep their affairs in order. It effectively made the US the policemen of the western hemispher. It guided US policy in LA until it was replaced by FDR's policy in the 1930s
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Dollar Diplomacy
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This policy, adopted by WHT, sought to promote US finiancial and business interests abroad. It aimed to replace military alliances with economic ties, with the idea of increasing American influence and securing lasting peace. Under this policy, Taft worked in LA to replace European loans with American ones, assumed the debts of countries to fend off foreign bondholders and helped Nicaragua secure a large loan in exchange for US control of its national bank.
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Sedition Act
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A wartime law that imposed harsh penalties on anyone using disloyal profane scurrilous or abusive language about the US government flag or army.
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Espionage Act
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This law imposed sentences of up to 20 years on anyone fould guilty of aiding the enemy, obstructing recruitment of soldiers or encouraging disloyalty. It allowed the postmaster general to remove from the mail any materials that incited treason or insurrection.
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Fourteen Points
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In 1918, Wilson presented these terms for a far reaching non punitive settlement of WWI. He called for removal of barriers to trade, open peace accords, reduction of armaments, and the establishment of a League of Nations. While generous and optimistic, the Points did not satisfy wartime hunger for revenge, and thus were largely rejected by European nations.
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Lusitania
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American ship that Germans sank.
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Open Door Policy
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shaped American actions in the far east. congress refued to arm the philippines.
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League of Nations
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Wilson used it to keep the peace.
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Sussex Pledge
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The kaiser agreed to wilsons demands and promised to shoot on sight only enemy ships.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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a private telegram tat britain gve to wilson that was intecepted from arthur zimmerman.
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Hay Herran Convention
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i dont know .
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Bernard Baruch
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headed the WIB
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Herbert Hoover
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headed the food administration
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Hay-Pauncefort Treaty
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.something like below.
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Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty
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granted the US cotrol of the canal zone 10 miles wide across the Isthmus of panama
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George Creel
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headed CPI
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CPI
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committee on public information
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WIB
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oversaw productions of all americn factories.
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Pacifists
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people who dont like war . like ghandi.
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Taft-Katsura Agreement
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recognized japans ominance over korea in turn for its promise no to invade te philippines.
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Victoriano Huerta
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killed some dude and was recognizd by eurpean countries
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John J Pershing
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leader of exican campaign. headed te AEF
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Franz Ferdinand
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? blank
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American Union Against Militarism
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union for americans agains the war
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Filibuster
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? idk
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Trench Warfare
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uio;aghroghor
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Liberty Bonds
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Treaty of Versailles
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