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Ch. 7 Review
The U.S. & Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most of the nations south of the United States in the Western Hemisphere are part of __________________________ | Central and South America |
| In 1891, the United States interfered in a civil war in _____________. | Chile |
| In 1895, the United States interfered in _______________________ , when Great Britain and Venezuela had a dispute over land near the colony of British Guiana. | Venezuela |
| Puerto Ricans became American __________________ in 1917. | citizens |
| Since 1952, Puerto Rico has been a __________________________ of the United States, which means the United States own the islands, but the people rule themselves. | commonwealth |
| Even though the United States does not own or control Cuba, it still has a naval base at _________________________ Bay. | Guantanamo |
| The United States helped Panama win its independence from _____________________ , so it could buy the rights from Panama to build the Canal. | Colombia |
| Two diseases, _____________________________ and _______________ had to be eradicated before American workers could build the Panama Canal. | yellow fever; malaria |
| The Panama Canal opened in _______ , connecting the ____________ and __________ Ocean. | 1914; Atlantic; Pacific |
| Originally, the ______________ Doctrine meant that Europe must not start new colonies in Latin America. | Monroe |
| ____________________ diplomacy was President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy that said the United States would use _____________________________ to settle problems. | Big Stick diplomacy |
| Roosevelt’s big stick diplomacy, together with his policy that European countries would not be allowed to interfere in Latin America, were called the ___________________________________________ to the Monroe Doctrine. | Roosevelt Corollary |
| Teddy Roosevelt sent American ships to Venezuela, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic to force those countries to pay their _________ they owed to European nations. | force payment of debts owed to European nations |
| William Howard __________ became President after Roosevelt. | Taft |
| Taft’s Latin American policy in which he encouraged the growth of large American businesses in Latin America became known as ________________________ | dollar diplomacy |
| Taft sent troops to ____________________ and left them there for more than 20 years to protect American businesses. | Nicaragua |
| The president after Taft, ______________________________ also sent troops to Latin American nations because he wanted to have ______________________ governments that supported the U.S. | Woodrow Wilson; democratic |
| Wilson sent troops into ________________ to try to capture ____________________________ who killed some Americans in 1916. | Mexico; Pancho Villa |
| The _____________________________ Policy was the U.S. policy toward Latin America during the 1930s supported by presidents Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt that said the United States would not use military force there. | Good Neighbor |
| ________________________ held the positions of assistant secretary of the navy, leader of the Rough Riders, governor of New York, Vice-president, and President of the United States throughout his storied political career. | Theodore Roosevelt |
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