gone for NCYC, but got notes from someone from the days i was gone!Dollar Diplomacy-President Taft■Using the US government to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by USbanks 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 government that was oppressive, undemocratic and hostile toward the US◦Mexican government was overthrown by General Victoriano Huerta◦Wilson refused to recognize "a govenment of butchers"◦Wilson practiced "watchful waiting" in dealing with Huerta■US took over the Mexican por of Veracruz after Huerta arrested some American 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 reconized his governmentPancho Villa■At first was pro- Anerican but soon charged after Prisedent Carranza asked US to control Mexican mines■Killed dozens of US citizens on 2 different occasions (once on US soil)■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 (WW1)President McKinley's Assassination■killed by Leon Czolgosz (Cholgosh)■He was an anarchist that wanted all leader to be wiped out■Hoped to promote the anarchist movement■Last statement: "I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good people- the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime."
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