| A | B |
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| Isthmus | Long narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses |
| Colombia | Country to which Panama belinged before its independence |
| U.S.$40 million | Price the U.S. paid to Panama for leasing the canal zone |
| Nashville | U.S. warship that helped Panamanians win indpendence |
| Canal Zone | 10 mile wide by 40 mile long strip of land across Panama |
| 10 Years | Length of time it took to build the Panama Canal |
| Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt | U.S. President who authorized building the Panama Canal |
| Locks | Type of water elevators used to raise and lower ships in the Panama Canal |
| Malaria | Disease caused by mosquitos |
| William Gorgas | U.S. Army Docotr who helped eliminate the mosquito problem in Panama |
| August 15, 1914 | Date the Panama Canal opened |
| SS Ancon | First ship to transit the Panama Canal |
| "Speak softly and . . . | . . . carry a Big Stick" |
| Roosevelt Corollary | Allowed the U.S. to police Latin America |
| Dollar Diplomacy | Foreign Policy that stressed U.S. business interests with Latin America |
| Gunboat Diplomacy | Use of the "Big Stick" (military) in Foreign Policy |
| Moral Diplomacy | Foreign Policy which stressed only dealing with honest, responsible leaders |
| Francisco Madero | Mexican leader who overthrew brutal dictator Huerta |
| Veracruz | Mexicam city taken by U.S. marines |
| Pancho Villa | Mexican bandit who attacked the U.S. Southwest |
| General John J. Pershing | U.S. Army general assigned to find Pancho Villa |
| Black Jack | Nickname for Gen. John J. Pershing |
| Venustiana Carranza | Honest Mexican leader who had U.S. support |
| Woodrow Wilson | President who authorized U.S. Army's mission inside Mexico |
| President William H. Taft | President who advocated Dollar Diplomacy |
