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The United States in Latin America

The United States in Latin America. Chapter 23, Section 3. A Canal Across Panama. Isthmus- a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land 50 miles separated the Caribbean and the Pacific Reduce the cost of shipping goods

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The United States in Latin America

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  1. The United States in Latin America Chapter 23, Section 3

  2. A Canal Across Panama • Isthmus- a narrow strip of land connecting two larger bodies of land • 50 miles separated the Caribbean and the Pacific • Reduce the cost of shipping goods • Navy could quickly move ships back and forth between the Pacific and the Atlantic

  3. The Isthmus was owned by Colombia Roosevelt asked the Secretary of State John Hay to offer Columbia $10 million cash plus 250,000 a year to rent Panama Columbia refused Roosevelt knew their was unrest in Panama Decided he would support the rebellion

  4. A Canal Across Panama Cont. • US placed their battle ship Nashville • Prevented the Columbian army from stopping the rebellion • Panama then declared themselves an independent republic • US could finally build their canal

  5. Building the Canal “Mosquito Paradise” Malaria and Yellow Fever Dr. William Gorgas, an army physician, ask for workers to locate all pools of water. Drain swamps, spray tons of insecticide, spread oil on stagnant waters 1906 fever had disappeared and malaria had dropped Could then begin digging the largest artificial lake 200 million cubic yards of earth 1914 the first ship went through American merchants and manufacturers could now ship goods cheaply to South America and Asia

  6. The “Big Stick” in Latin America • 1902 Europeans sent warships to force Venezuela to repay debts • Roosevelt didn’t want them in South America • 1904 Roosevelt extended the Monroe Doctrine • Corollary- “international police power • US had the right to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order

  7. Big Stick Cont. • US could force Latin America to pay their debts • Kept other nations out • After Taft took office he urged American bankers to invest in Latin America • Dollar Diplomacy • Build roads, railroads, and harbors • Increased trade, benefiting both the U.S. and local governments

  8. Big Stick Cont. Woodrow Wilson condemned the heavy-handed foreign policy Moral diplomacy- condemn imperialism spread democracy, and promote peace However you sent more US troops than any previous President

  9. The United States and Mexico • Porfirio Diaz welcomed new investments • $1 billion from US • Working labor was still poor • Mexicans rebelled against Diaz in 1910 • Francisco Madero promised democratic reform • 1913 Madero was overthrown and General Victoriano Huerta took his place • Dictatorship

  10. The United States and Mexico • Wilson authorized the sale of arms to Huerta’s rival Venustiano Carranza • Huerta arrested several American Sailors, Wilson finally has his chance to intervene • Civil War continued • Pancho Villa hoped to overthrow Carranza

  11. The United States and Mexico • Jan. 1916 Pancho Villa’s soldiers removed 17 American citizens • March, Villa raided the town of Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 Americans • Wilson sent John J. Pershing • After 11 months Wilson order Pershing to withdraw

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