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Chapter 24 Study Guide
Foreign Policy Under Wilson

“It would be the irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs” -Woodrow Wilson

Part One: Chapter Questions

1. What were the circumstances of the sinking of the Luisitania? How did the US react?

2. What was the nature of American foreign policy from 1901 to 1920? What changes came about?

|President/Policy |Major Events |
|(Explain the policy) | |
|Theodore Roosevelt |Panama Canal |
| |Interaction with Colombia: |
|Big Stick Diplomacy- | |
| |Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty: |
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| |Overall Results: |
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