Panama Canal
Two oceans connected by the Panama Canal
What are the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans
The countries in the Triple Alliance that fought against Paraguay
Which are Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
Mexican Revolution Years
What is from 1910 to 1920
Military group sent to intervene in the Banana Republics
Who were the Marines
The meaning of Pucallpa in Quechua
What is Red Earth (Tierra Colorada)
Country that tried to build the Canal first
What is France
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the U.S. control of 55% of this country's territories.
What is Mexico
The Mesican Revolution ended the dicatorship of this person
Who was Porfirio Diaz
Name 3 countries denominated as a Banana Republic
What are Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Haiti
The only Latin American country to actively participate in WW1
What is Brazil
Two diseases that plagued the canal construction workers
What are Malaria and Yellow Fever
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the U.S. control of 55% of this country's territories.
What is Mexico
Americans sided with this political leader
Who was Venustiano Carranza
Name of the US company that had economic interests in the Banana Republics
What was the United Fruit Company
Spanish word for strongmen, often military leaders turned dictators
What is a caudillo
The year that Panama gained complete control of the canal
What is 1999 (December 31, 1999)
Another name for the Triple Alliance War
What is the Paraguayan War
The bloodiest battle in Mexican History
What was the Battle of Zacateca
The policy introduced by FDR that marked the "end" of the Banana Wars
What was the Good Neighbor Policy
Declaration by the United States stating that it will take action against any European intervention in the Americas
What is the Monroe Doctrine
The president who signed the treaty giving Panama full control
Who was Jimmy Carter
The bloodiest War in the history of Latin America
What is the War of the Triple Alliance
The most charismatic, colorful, legendary leader of the Mexican Revolution
Who was Pancho Villa
The two main principles of the policy introduced in FDR's inaugural speech
What are non-interference and non-intervention
The Province that Pucallpa is in
What is Coronel Portillo