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Foreign Policy

“Big Stick” Diplomacy – Theodore Roosevelt

Roosevelt believed it took a strong military to achieve America’s goals

“Speak softly and carry a big stick” Used by Roosevelt to guide his foreign policy

Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine U.S. to act as an “international police power”

Under Roosevelt, U.S. often intervened in Latin America

Roosevelt wanted to preserve “Open Door Policy” with China

T.R. won Nobel Peace Prize—Russia and Japan

Foreign Policy After T.R.

William Howard Taft: Elected 1908Dollar Diplomacy: “substitute dollars for

bullets”Aimed to increase American investments in

businesses and banks in Cent. Americas More honorable but still might need to use military

(big stick) on occasion U.S. reached height of international power

under T.R. and TaftPolicies created enemies in Latin America

and a growing international resentment of U.S. intervention

Foreign Policy After T.R.

Woodrow Wilson:• “Moral diplomacy”: work to “promote

human rights, national integrity, and opportunity”

• U.S. applied more moral and legalistic standards to foreign policy

Drew U.S. into the complex Mexican Revolution

Did not work well in MexicoU.S.-Mexican relations were strained for

many years

Pro-Imperialists:New kind of frontier for U.S. expansionKeep America from losing competitive edge

Access to foreign markets made economy stronger

“Great White Fleet” demonstrate U.S. naval power to other countries

Debating Imperialism

Anti-ImperialistsMoral and political argument

Expansion was a rejection of our nation’s founding principle of “liberty for all”

Racial argument Imperialism just another form of racism

Economic argument Expansion too costly

Maintaining military Laborers from other countries compete for jobs

Debating Imperialism cont’

Caribbean and Central America—U.S. defending governments unpopular with local inhabitants

“Yankee go home”Panamanians complained of discriminationMany countries turned to U.S. for helpU.S. welcomed and rejectedAmerican government still struggles to

reconcile its great power and national interests with its relationships with other countries

Imperialism Viewed from Abroad

Activity:

Write a summary of the policies doing a comparison of the differences.

Then pick the policy that you believe is the best policy and tell me why.

(2 separate paragraphs)