HIST 2340W Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Victoriano Huerta, 21-Gun Salute, Abc Nations
Document Summary
Us had moral obligation to be involved in rest of the world obligation to remain involved in international a airs spread liberal capital ideas and norms merge liberal capitalism with ideas of taft/roosevelt. Early foreign policy challenges how us became involved in wwi. Rst challenge from mexico/latin america, the other came from china/japan/asia. Woodrow wilson goes through a variety of stages, starting 1910 madero replaces xx in democratic revolution. Victoriano huerta overthrows xx starts military dictatorship wilson doesn"t like him, does not recognize him as legitimate government of mexico. Uss dolphin arrested when landing their ship in mexican port of tampico landing without o cial consent of government could not get permission though without relations between both countries ship was released, but demand that ship given. Wilson prefers venustiano carranza but he cannot fully support us, would look like tool of. Us so he also opposes american occupation of veracruz. Huerta refusing to step down, americans refusing to leave veracruz.
