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Monroe Doctrine
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informs Europe that Latin America is no longer open for colonization. Free's up England to concentrate on China and India. Free up U.S. to concentrate on W hemisphere
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Frances Involvement in the Revolutionary War
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England wants to stop the U.S from expanding, closes the Ohio VAlley, this causes a riot. French dislikes England so they help. colonists could have never won without the french. (realist) provided money, munitions, and other owar goods. W/treaty w/France they promised to help in return for the colonies support for other french interests.
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War w. mexico
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1846-1848 Treaty of guadalupe hildalgo
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European occupation of mexico
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gb, france, and spain all occupied mexico bc of debt. the us objected to this claiming it violated the monroe doctrine, 1861 spain and gb withdrew and settled their dispute w. mexico. f stayed and put a monarchy in charge, maxamilian, mexico killed him
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spanish- american war
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three and a half months, the us destroyed the spanish fleet in manila harbor in the philippines
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philippine insurrection
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philippine rebels took up arms against occupying american troops. For two years we fought
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panama canal
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roosevelt. colombia>panamanians. open trade and quicker route
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U.S. naval buildup
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since the US was now a great nation, they also needed a great navy. congress gave 30 new cruisers and battleships between 1883 and 1889, 7th most powerful 1893
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appeasement
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settling internation disputes by admitted and satisfying through rational negotiation and compromise. Nazu germany
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lend lease
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The US tried to assist GB w/material resources/ Exchanged 50 US destroyers for 8 Britsh bases. It allowed Roosevelt to sell, exchange and defense materials
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