APUSH
Mrs. Farris
Wilson questions
Directions: Use textbook pages 629-631 to answer questions on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Why was Wilson’s approach to foreign policy “well intentioned and idealistic but
somewhat confused”?
2. How was Wilson like nineteenth-century Christian missionaries?
3. Why did Wilson denounce dollar diplomacy?
4. What did Wilson do when Japan issued the Twenty-One Demands to China?
5. How did Wilson “fail to live up to his promises” in dealing with unrest in the
Caribbean?
6. Why was dictator Porforio Díaz overthrown?
7. Although Madero had good intentions, why did he fail as the leader of Mexico? What
happened to him?
8. Although Huerta’s tactics were often brutal, why did most European powers recognize
his government?
9. Why did Wilson decide not to recognize Huerta’s government? How was this
unconventional?
10. How did Wilson pressure Huerta? How did Huerta draw strength from Wilson’s
efforts to oust him?
11. What happened in April 1914 that led Wilson to send troops into Mexico?
12. How did the US invasion cause the Mexico government to change?
13. What was the “monumental blunder” that Wilson made?
14. What did Pancho Villa do that prompted Wilson to send US troops under General
John J. Pershing after him? Was Villa ever caught by the Americans?
15. Although Wilson’s missionary diplomacy resulted in anti-Americanism in Mexico,
how did his actions also have beneficial results?