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Section 3 Notetaking Study Guide
Question to Think About As you read Section 3 in your textbook and take notes,
keep this section focus question in mind: How did the United States use the Monroe
Doctrine to justify intervention in Latin America?
Use this chart to record key information from the section. Some of the information has
been filled in to get you started.
The United States and Latin America
The United States and Panama
• In 1902, the United States wanted to build a canal across Panama linking the
_____________ and ____________ oceans.
• After helping Panama win its independence from Colombia , the United States and
Panama signed a treaty that gave the United States ________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
In return, the United States paid Panama ___________________________________.
• Construction on the _________________ began in 1904. It was completed in _______.
Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy
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• Roosevelt wanted the world to know that the United States _____________________
_____________________________________________________________________.
• In 1904, European nations considered ________________________ in the Dominican
Republic. Roosevelt wanted to prevent this. He announced a new policy that became
known as the _______________________________ to the ______________________.
It stated that the United States had the right to ___________________________
_____________________________________________________________________.
Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy
• Dollar diplomacy was based on the idea that _______________________ were the best
way to expand American influence.
• As a result, American bankers and business leaders ____________________________
____________________________________________________________________.
• Dollar diplomacy led to U.S. military intervention in _______________, _____________,
and ______________.
Woodrow Wilson’s Foreign Policy
• Wilson believed the United States had to compete with other nations for __________,
____________, and _______________. He also believed that U.S. foreign policy should
____________________________________________________.
• In 1914, Wilson intervened in Mexico after ____________________________________.
• In 1916, the United States was drawn into Mexican affairs again when
_________________________________________________________________. The
United States responded by ____________________________________________.
Refer to this page to answer the Chapter 16 Focus Question on page 260.
Unit 6
Chapter 16
Section 3
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