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11 Cards in this Set
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Lusitania
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A passenger boat that was smuggling arms that was sunk by a German U-boat. It was one of the events that egged on war.
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The taking of the Canal Zone
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The phrase used by Teddy Roosevelt for his strategy used to get the area he used to build the Panama Canal.
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Open Door Policy
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the policy used for dealing with China that other countries could deal with China freely.
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Roosevelt Corollary
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The piece of the Monroe Doctrine added by Roosevelt that stated that American can assert power over Latin American Countries
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Sussex Pledge
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A pledge from Germany to the United states to keep us out of the war. It involved their submarine warfare and keeping it restricted.
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Dollar Diplomacy
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The strategy used by Taft that was bent on replacing the military domination with US colonies with economic ties.
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League of Nations
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An international organization formed by the Treaty of Versailles and a precursor to the United Nations.
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Pancho Villa
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A general from Mexico who hoped to receive political power by raiding American towns and villages on the border.
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Zimmerman Telegram
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A telegram from the German Prime Minister to the ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted that said that Germany would support Mexican war against the United States.
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William Jennings Bryan
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An american politician who ran for president many times and was eventually taken into Wilson's cabinet.
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Hay Herran Convention
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A meeting between hay and Thomas Herran of Columbia that negotiated American usage of the land for the Panama canal. Senate rejected the treaty.
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