10/27/14 -
Puerto Rico
Claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493
400 years later the U.S. claimed it after Spanish-American war
Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917
10/28/14 - Gone
10/29/14 -
Panama
Viewing the history of the Panama Canal
Bought from France for 10 million and 200,000 a year
France sold it due from people dying from yellow fever and malaria
Columbia thought that the U.S. was going to invade them
Around the year 2000 Panama gained all the rights to the Panama Canal
Monroe Doctrine
A warning to Europe to keep out of the Western Hemisphere or risk going to war with us. But if you have a problem with Latin America come to us.
Big Stick Diplomacy
Speak softly but carry a big stick. Show that you have power(military power) but be rational.
10/30/14 -
Dollar Diplomacy
Substituting dollars for bullets
Missionary diplomacy
US would not recognize any government that was oppressive, undemocratic and hostile toward the US.
Made by Woodrow Wilson
Used extensively for Latin America
Mexican Revolution
Between 1910-1920
A lot of major people were either overthrown or killed
10/31/14 - Test
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