PRESIDENT TAFT
(DOLLAR DIPLOMCY)
- Using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by US banks and businesses
- Economic imperialism
- US banks were in control of many businesses in Latin America
- US said it was needed to keep European powers out of Latin America
- "Substituting dollars for bullets"
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
- Practiced "missionary diplomacy"
- Us would not recognize any governement that was oppressive, undemocratic and hostile toward the US
- Mexican government was overthrown by General Victoriano Huerta
- Wilson refused to recognize "a government of butchers"
- Wilson practices "watchful waiting" in dealing with Huerta
- US took over the Mexican port of Veracruz after Huerta arreested some Americans sailors
- War was extremely close until Argentina, Brazil, and Chile stepped in and tried to settle conflict
- Huerta rejected the plan but his government collapsed shortly thereafter
- Venustiano Carranza became President
- Wilson recognized government
PANCHO VILLA
- At first pro-American but soon changed after President Carranza asked US to control Mexican mines
- Killed dozens of US citizens on two different occasions
- President Wilson ordered General John Pershing(and 15000 troops) to go into Mexico and capture Villa
- Eventually the Mexican Army clashed with Pershing's forces
- By 1917 both sides backed down
PRESIDENT McKinley Assasination
- killed by Leon Czolosz
- --he wanted all leaders whiped out.
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