Chapter 5 (lesson 3)

Dollar Diplomacy

President Taft's policies toward Latin American countries became known as _________

The Open Door Policy

Secretary of State John Hay promoted __________ in which all nations agreed to let the other trade with China.

Supporting a revolution in Panama

Theodore Roosevelt gained territorial rights in Panama by means of

That the United States should make it clear to other nations that it intended to back up its policies with actions as well as words

What did Theodore Roosevelt mean when ha spoke of the United States carrying a "big stick"?

William McKinley was assassinated.

What enabled Theodore Roosevelt to become president in 1901?

Pancho Villa led a raid on a town in New Mexico

What event prompted President Wilson to send troops into Mexico in 1916?

Trade with China and Japan

What was America's primary interest in Asia?

The Boxer Rebellion

After __________ Secretary of States John Hay convinced European powers not to divide China into colonies.

He was opposed to imperialism

How were President Wilson's foreign policies different from those of his predecessors?

Monroe Doctrine

In the "Roosevelt corollary" to the ____________ the United States asserted greater power in Latin America