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Northside Honors USWA

Unit II
NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA – MCKINLEY (25) TO TAFT (27)
GEOGRAPHY
Political: Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela,
Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Grenada, Falkland Islands
Physical: Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Sierra Madre, Andes Mountains,
Amazon Basin/Rainforest/River, Caribbean Sea, Isthmus of Panama, Strait of Magellan
PRESIDENTS
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25 WILLIAM MCKINLEY
1897-1901
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26 THEODORE ROOSEVELT
1901-1909
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27 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
1909-1913
EVENTS
Remember the Maine! – 1898
Spanish-American War, Battle of Manila Bay, Battle of San Juan Hill, Rough Riders, 10th Cavalry
Regiment
Banana Wars – 1898-1934
Monroe Doctrine, Roosevelt corollary, “Big Stick policy,” “Banana Republic,”
gunboat/dollar/moral diplomacy, “Good Neighbor” policy
The Big Ditch – 1904-1914
Panama Canal, isthmus, lock
War on Drugs – 1970s onward
cartel, Pablo Escobar, narcoterrorism
The Teflon President – 1980s
Iran-Contra scandal, Contras, Sandinistas, Daniel Ortega
The Maduro Diet – current
OPEC, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro
US-Mexico Border – current
NAFTA, USMCA, tariff, free trade, refugee, “the wall”
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. Why is it sometimes called “Latin America?”
2. What did the U.S. gain from the Spanish-American War?
3. How important is the Panama Canal to world trade?
4. What were the motivations behind U.S. intervention in Latin America in the early 20th century?
5. What were the motivations behind U.S. intervention in the late 20th century?
6. How successful is the War on Drugs?
7. What are the pros and cons of free trade?
8. What will ‘the wall” solve ?
LATIN AMERICA – political

LATIN AMERICA – physical