Standard 14 The student will explain Americas evolving

Standard 14 The student will explain America’s evolving relationship with the world at the turn of the twentieth century.

Chinese Exclusion Act n The Act was passed in 1882. n It prevented Chinese laborers from entering the country. n Congress created this law on behalf of the labor unions and racists along the west coast of the US. n This act was not repealed until 1943.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine n The U. S. would intervene in any Latin American country that could not govern themselves and to protect the Latin American country’s interests.

The Panama Canal n The Canal was built to provide the n n United States with a quicker way between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Canal was started in 1904 Roosevelt encouraged a riot of Panamanians against the Columbians who owned the land. The US did not provide material support, but they did recognize Panama as soon as they declared independence, and then offered to intervene on their behalf under the Roosevelt Corollary The Canal was completed in 1914.

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Presidents Review Crossword

Which of the following does not fit n Cuba n Philippines n Guam n Hawaii

Which of the following does not fit n Abraham Lincoln n Andrew Johnson n Theodore Roosevelt

n Samuel Gompers n John D. Rockefeller n Andrew Carnegie n Cornelius Vanderbilt

n Ida Tarbell n Jane Addams n Upton Sinclair n Jacob Riis

Which of the following does not fit n Monroe Doctrine n Roosevelt Corollary n Chinese Exclusion Act n Imperialism