The Foreign Policies

Theodore Roosevelt- “Speak softly and carry a big stick”

William Howard Taft- “Dollar Diplomacy”

Woodrow Wilson- “Moral Diplomacy”

“Speak softly and carry a big stick”

Russo Japanese War

Roosevelt’s Idea

Teddy thought the United States needed more than just the Monroe Doctrine.

Roosevelt Corollary- if any Latin nation engages in chronic wrongdoing, the United States had the right to intervene, which included sending the military.

Civil unrest

Irresponsible finances

Who might be against this policy?

The World’s Police

Roosevelt Corollary in the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) 1904

DR owed $32 million to European nations

Corruption, bad book keeping, poor decisions

European nations wanted to invade

Teddy decided to invade himself – take control of customs house and control situation

Monroe DoctrineRoosevelt Corollary

Panama Canal

French attempted it but stopped because of disease and cost

Revolutionaries want Panama to be independent – US sends gunboat in support and Panama becomes independent

1904 begin to build canal

Roosevelt visits – 1st time sitting president leaves US

1914 – Canal opens

Great White Fleet

16 Battleships from Atlantic FleetPainted white

Sailed around the world 1907-1908

“We just wanted to let the world know we were prepared for anything they wanted to kick up. We wanted to show the world what we could do ”-random sailor

William Howard TaftDollar Diplomacy- the strategic use of a country’s finances to extend its international influence and power

Would invest in international opportunities to gain favor from other nations as well as provide the United States with economic expansion opportunities. Send money, not ships.

Prevent European countries from lending money

Sometimes Peaceful, Sometimes Not

Taft wanted to protect the new investment in Panama, so he attempted to purchase Honduran debt from British bankers.

Nicaragua – funded revolutionaries, sent in troops to protect American banks

Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy and American Exceptionalism

Moral Diplomacy• Give support to countries that had

the same “morals” as the US• AKA Democracy

American Exceptionalism• America has the duty to spread liberty and freedom• Support fellow democracies and injure other forms

of government

Involvement in Mexico

Revolution had been occuring since 1899, in 1913 Victoriano Huerta came into power

Wilson refused to recognize this government – “a government of butchers”

American ships in Veracruz – weakened Huerta’s power

Venustiano Carranza came into power – Wilson recognized

Why is this important? The US is involved in the internal affairs of other countries

Pancho Villa

Revolutionary – protested President Wilson’s support of Caranza

Attacked small town in New MexicoPresident Wilson sent troops

Lead by John J Pershing

Mexican government did not approve of US troops in Mexico

What are we today?

Do we follow Teddy Roosevelt’s “Do whatever because America” policy, William Howard Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy,” or Woodrow Wilson’s “Moral Diplomacy”?