Finishing up notes!Section 4 continuedDollar Diplomacy-President Taft-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 government that was oppressive, undermocratic and hostile toward the US.*Mexican government was overthrown by General Victoriano Huerta*Wilson refused to recognize "a government of butchers"*Wilson practiced "watchful waiting" in dealing with Huerta (hope that the people of Mexico can get rid of the people of Huerta on their own)-US took over the Mexican prt 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 shorty there after-Venustiano Carranza became president-Wilson redognized his government (he liked Carronza)Pancho Villa (mexican)-At first pro-American but soon changed after President Carronza asked US to conrol Mexican mines-Killed dozens of US citizens on two different occasions (once on US soil)-Wilson orderd General John Pershing (and 15,000 troops) to go into Mexico and capture Villa-Eventually, the Mexican Army clashed with Pershing's forces-by 1917, both sides backed down (WW1)*Latin America did not like the USPresident McKinley's Assassination-killed by Leon Czolgosz*he was an anarchist that wanted all leaders to be wiped out (beleieved in no government)*hoped to promote the anarchist movementGot into our groups.
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