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Problems building the panama cannal-
-made of volcanic sand and dirt was very crumbly
-yellow fever and malaria killed many people working on it
400 mil.
opened about 10 yrs after we started it
Philipain american war
lots of racial tension because of soldiers that were sent over were black and caused racial problems
some blacks felt that they shouldn't be fighting for the americans because they were discriminated against back in america
-american victory
caused more than the spanish ameican war- $400 mil
we tried to americanize them and set up a gov.
mexico and america had a touchy relationship
-america took half there land
US would not recognize there gov
mexican gov. was over thrown by General victoriano huerta but US refused to recognize him because of how he came to power "a gov. of butchers"
wilson practiced "watchful waiting" in dealing with Huerta
Us took the mexican port of veracruz after Huerta arrested some american sailors
was was extremely close until argentina brazil and chile stepped in to settle it
Huerta rejected the plan but gov. collapsed shortly after
Venustiano Carranza became president
wilson like and recognized Carranzas gov.
Pancho Villa upset about carranza asking for american help
pancho kills dozens of US citizens
Wilson orders General John Pershing to go to mexico and capture Villa
eventually the mexican amry clashes with pershing forces
by 1917 both sides back down
diplomacy- how contries deal with each other
policy isolationism- keep to them selves( not got involved with other countries problems)
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