Warm-up

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 1908 Dollar Diplomacy: “substitute dollars for bullets” Aimed to increase American investments in businesses and banks in Cent. America U.S. reached height of international power under T.R. and Taft Policies created enemies in Latin America and a growing international resentment of U.S. intervention

Foreign Policy After T.R. Woodrow Wilson: U.S. applied more moral and legalistic standards to foreign policy “Moral diplomacy”: work to “promote human rights, national integrity, and opportunity” Drew U.S. into the complex Mexican Revolution Did not work well in Mexico U.S.-Mexican relations were strained for many years

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)