Early 20th Century Presidents and Foreign Policy:

Declined With Thanks: Cartoon for McKinley

1. Decipher the main message of this political cartoon:

2. Write a summary of your president’s policy related to foreign intervention:

3. In what ways was your president’s approach to foreign policy effective? In what ways was it not?

The World’s Constable- Roosevelt

1. Decipher the main message of this political cartoon:

2. Write a summary of your president’s policy related to foreign intervention:

3. In what ways was your president’s approach to foreign policy effective? In what ways was it not?

William Taft and Foreign Policy

1. Decipher the main message of this political cartoon:

2. Write a summary of your president’s policy related to foreign intervention:

3. In what ways was your president’s approach to foreign policy effective? In what ways was it not?

Woodrow Wilson Steers Towards Justice (While Avoiding both War and Intervention)

1. Decipher the main message of this political cartoon:

2. Write a summary of your president’s policy related to foreign intervention:

3. In what ways was your president’s approach to foreign policy effective? In what ways was it not?

Warren Harding and Foreign Policy

1. Decipher the main message of this political cartoon:

2. Write a summary of your president’s policy related to foreign intervention:

3. In what ways was your president’s approach to foreign policy effective? In what ways was it not?

Review: In what ways did McKinley’s, T. Roosevelt’s, Taft’s, Wilson’s, and Harding’s views differ in terms of foreign intervention?

Which approach do you believe was most effective? Which was least effective?

What factors drove US overseas expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century?

What factors drove US isolationism following World War One?