Week of 11/26-11/30

Missionary Diplomacy- Woodrow Wilson's idea that triaUS should refuse the recognition of any hostile governements 

Wilson first tested his latin american diplomacy in mexico(1911)

First time US failed to recogonize any governemnt since the confederacy. 

Huerta became president of mexico during tafts presidency, but Wilson didn't like the way Huerta ruled so he refused to recognize his government

Roosevelt Corolllary-

Addition to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904

US/Roosevelt would intervene to keep European countries from intervening when they don't get their Debt payments from Latin American countries 

Roosevelt was like a police officer between Europe and Latin American countries 

Passed after the Venezuela crisis

Blockade against Venezuela by the UK, Germany and Italy from Dez 1902 to Feb 1903

It was Over President Cipriano Castro's refusal to pay foreign debts 

Dominican Republic 

By 1904, Dominican indebtedness to other nations, primarily European, amount to more then 32 Million

Payments were slow or non-existent 

WWI

The was lasted from 1914-1918

in the early 1800's there were very few countries whereas there were "tribes" of people who would be unified under one king, forming a country 

By the early 1900's, The Ottoman Empire started breaking down.

Allied Powers-UK, France, Russia, Italy, US(1917) Serbia, Montenegro, 

 

 

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