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monroe doctrine

An American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers. SENTENCE: so in 1823 president James Monroe issued what came to be called the MONROE DOCTRINE

spanish american war

In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence SENTENCE: this conflict became known as the SPANISH AMERICAN WAR lasted about four months.

roosevelt corollary

Roosevelt's 1904 extension of the Monroe Doctrine, stating that the United States has the right to protect its economic interests in South And Central America by using military force, first put into effect in Dominican Republic SENTENCE: By using the ROOSEVELT COROLLARY as justification, The United States was able to intervene in Cuba when the country experience economic troubles in the early 1900's.

panama canal

Ship canal cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States, it opened in 1915. SENTENCE: The PANAMA CANAL opened to traffic in August of 1914.

jose marti

led the fight for Cuba's independence from Spain from 1895 through the Spanish-American War SENTENCE: in 1895 JOSE MARTI a writter who had been exiled from Cuba by rhe Spanish returned to launch a second war for Cuban independence.

caudillo

military dictator in Latin America SENTENCE: CAUDILLO worked with the military


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