Many European powers took control of Chinese ports. Explain the open door policy this resulted in.
This was an agreement started by the US so that each nation wouldn't interfere with trade rights of other nations.
Who were the "boxers" and why did they rebel?
Chinese nationalists into martial arts; they didn't want too much Western influence.
Why did Theodore Roosevelt receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906?
For arbitrating between Russia and Japan to end the Russo-Japanese War.
What was the compromise of the Gentleman's Agreement?
If the San Francisco school board stopped segregating Japanese immigrants, Japan would control immigrants to the US.
What MAJOR project did the U.S. complete in central America in 1914?
The Panama Canal
To prepare for the MAJOR project, the U.S. sent Gorgas to the Canal Zone to do what?
Get rid of mosquitoes which cause tropical fevers such as malaria.
True or False: The Panama Canal is not a level canal, but a series of locks.
True
What nation did the Roosevelt Corollary help and how?
The Dominican Republic. It helped pay off their debts by using tariffs put in place by the U.S.
Who was elected president right after Roosevelt left office and did he plan to govern in a similar way?
William Howard Taft, yes
What was dollar diplomacy, who tried to do it, and did it work?
Promoting good foreign relations with economic connections to other nations, Taft, no
What did tariff policies have to do with the formation of the Bull Moose Party?
Progressives and T Roosevelt formed it when Taft kept tariffs higher than they wanted.
Who became president after William Howard Taft and what party was he in?
Woodrow Wilson; Democratic Party
What did Woodrow Wilson do just a few weeks after his inauguration involving tariffs?
He proposed lowering them and Congress passed the Underwood-Simmons Act.
Because of the Underwood-Simmons Act, what would now be the Federal government's main income source?
Income tax because of the 16th Amendment which gave congress power to tax personal income
What did the seventeenth amendment do?
Allowed voters to elect U.S. senators directly instead of the state legislators.
What did the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 do?
Made a central banking system with 7 board members appointed by president
