1. Chapter 24, Sections 3,4. Overseas Territories and the Spanish-American War

2. A French company tried (and failed) to build a Panama Canal before the US attempted it.

3. John Hay Secretary of State who made a treaty with Britain about the Panama Canal.

4. The Roosevelt Corollary said that chronic wrongdoing of nations in the Western hemisphere might force the US to play a “police officer role”.

5. Dollar Diplomacy uses economic power and business investment to influence other nations.

6. Woodrow Wilson Wanted to protect US interests in Latin America by encouraging the growth of democracy there.

7. Porfirio Diaz Ruler of Mexico who eagerly pursued foreign investment, ruled his people harshly, and did nothing to solve the poverty of his people.

8. Francisco Madero Mexican revolutionary and Democratic reformer who led the revolt against Diaz. Murdered by Huerta.

9. President Wilson hesitated to invade Mexico. He DID NOT want to do it.

10. The ABC Powers (Argentina-Brazil-Chile) offered to step in and help resolve the conflict between the US and Mexico.

11. Pancho Villa Famous Mexican revolutionary bandit who was pursued by the United States.