HIST 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Zimmermann Telegram, William Howard Taft, United States Marine Corps
14 Mar 2016
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Encouraged country to look beyond economic interests and to deine and set foreign policy in terms of ideals, morality, spread of democracy abroad. Tradiional sphere of inluence in western he and in europe during ww1. Wilsonian: collecive security through us leadership in ios, like lon, but was not a member due to aricle x. Assassinaion of haiian president, july 1915, wilson sent us marines into haii to maintain stability unil 1934. Johnson suggested annexaion of island of hispaniola to secure a us defensive and economic stake in west indies. President tat granted haii a large loan in hopes that haii could pay of its internaional debt, and reduce foreign inluence: atempt failed. France had strong former colony ies, agreed to recognize haiian independence. Us concern with german acivity: increase of german merchants with branches in haii, was considered a chief rival in the caribbean.
