Unit 9 Foreign Policy and WWI

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An extension of the Monroe Doctrine, under which the US claimed the right to protect its economic interest by means of military intervention in the affairs of Western Hemisphere nations.

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Roosevelt Corollary

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An artificial waterway cut through the Isthmus of Panama to provide a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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Panama Canal

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The policy of extending a nations authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means.

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Imperialism

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A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915.

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Lusitania

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A message sent by Germany to Mexico proposing a German Mexican alliance and promising to help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico and Arizona if US entered the war.

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Zimmerman Note

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The large scale movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities in the early 1900's.

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The Great Migration

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A law that imposed harsh penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S. participation in World War I.

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Espionage Act

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An American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States and outspoken critic of WWI.

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Eugene Debs

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The principles making up President Wilson's plan for world peace following World War I.

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Fourteen Points

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An association of nations established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace.

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League of Nations