1. Presidential Foreign Policies in the Early 20 th Century: The New Imperialism in the United States

2. Do Now: What is the "Big Stick" in Roosevelt's policy of "Big Stick Diplomacy"? How does the way in which he gained the rights to the Panama Canal Zone exemplify "Big Stick Diplomacy"?

3. Theodore Roosevelt ● Big Stick Diplomacy ● - An outgrowth of “Gunboat Diplomacy” ● - Negotiate peacefully but with constant threat of military force ● Securing Panama Canal rights ● Great White Fleet- 16 new warships (showed U.S. strength) ● Helped negotiate treaty ending Russo-Japanese war

7. Roosevelt Corollary ● An addition to the Monroe Doctrine ● U.S. has “police power” in Western hemisphere ● - Put an end to revolution and corruption in other nations ● U.S. Will support pre-existing European interests on their behalf ● - Europe keeps military out of our hemisphere ● Ex. U.S. Collects 32 million on behalf of Europe from the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo)

9. William Taft ● Dollar Diplomacy ● - The U.S. Should intervene in foreign nations mainly to protect it's economic interests ● - Use loans from U.S. to control foreign states ● - Encourage people and companies to invest abroad (help U.S. and keep out other nations) ● Supported a U.S.- friendly revolution in Nicaragua ● Tried to take economic control of Honduras by buying up their debt

11. Woodrow Wilson ● Moral Diplomacy ● - U.S. has an obligation to encourage/protect democracy and freedom ● - U.S. Will only deal with and support countries with similar moral beliefs ● - Opposed imperialism ● Intervened in many Latin American nations ● - Including Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Mexico