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Roosevelt & Latin America (pp. 565-569)# QUESTION ANSWER

1 IN YOUR OWN WORDS…What is the main idea of this section?

2 This section will deal with (primarily) Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy decisions in Latin America. The phrase that TR used to describe his foreign policy was “speak softly and carry a big stick.” Explain what this means.

3 How did McKinley keep order in Cuba and Puerto Rico after the end of the Spanish-American War?

4 During the Spanish-American War, many soldiers (both Spanish and American) contracted Yellow Fever.

What did doctors discover was spreading yellow fever?

How was it dealt with?

5 Even though the U.S. did not annex Cuba after the Spanish-American War, we continued to maintain control of Cuba.

The Platt Amendment was an amendment to the new Cuban constitution that gave America continued influence over Cuba.

Identify the three provisions of the Platt Amendment that gave the U.S. continued control over Cuba:

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3.6 Why does the United States still today

control a section of Cuba called Guantanamo Bay?

What does the U.S. use Guantanamo Bay for today? (Look up online)

7 Define Protectorate.

How did the Platt Amendment make Cuba a U.S. protectorate?

8 How did the United States decide to govern Puerto Rico?

How is Puerto Rico governed today?

The Panama Canal

Answer here.

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11 Who began building a canal through Panama? Why did they stop?

12 What country controlled Panama at the turn of the century?

13 This nation (answer to #12) would not grant the U.S. the right to build a canal through Panama.

What happened that changed this?

14 What did the treaty the U.S. made with the newly independent Panama do?

Use the arrows to identify the route that U.S. warships and trading ships had to take to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Imagine you are charting the course of a U.S. Navy ship traveling from New York City to San Diego, California.

Identify Panama on the map using the circle and label.

Why do you think Panama’s geographic features and location make it a prime place to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?

Briefly describe why this route was a problem:

Panama

15 Identify 4 challenges & facts about the construction of the Panama Canal.

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16 This significant event happened in August 1914.

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18 In 1823, President James Monroe proclaimed The Monroe Doctrine. Identify what this policy was.

James Monroe

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19 Briefly identify the problem that emerged in the late 1800’s between

Identify (with the arrows) the route a U.S. Navy ship would take to travel from New York to San Diego after the opening of the Panama Canal.

What benefits would this new route have to U.S. Navy & trade ships?

How does this drawing illustrate the concept of the Monroe Doctrine?

Latin American nations and the European powers.

20 Explain the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

21 THINK. How did Roosevelt’s Corollary mark a shift in the U.S.’s role in the world (specifically Latin America & the Caribbean)?

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23 After Roosevelt left office, the President’s that came after him amended the Roosevelt Corollary.

Identify the two policies introduced by Taft and Wilson

President Taft

President Wilson

Analyze the picture. How does it demonstrate the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?