1. Roosevelt, Taft, & Wilson
Diplomacy Styles
Roosevelt, Taft, & Wilson

2. Big Stick Diplomacy “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
Teddy Roosevelt
Taken from a west African proverb- use force
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

3. Big Stick Diplomacy in Action
United States aided Panama in gaining independence from Columbia- in exchange for control of the canal zone
Great White Fleet circumnavigated to show off US navy
Encouraged Patriotism
Viewed as invasions, brutal

4. Dollar Diplomacy “Substitute dollars for bullets..”
William Taft
Use money/business to influence nations
Avoid use of force at all costs

5. Dollar Diplomacy in Action
US invested millions to unstable Latin American countries like Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic
Eventually had to send in troops to protect investments
Economies actually worsened in most areas as American businesses took advantage of few labor laws
Created powerful allies for the United States (trade)

6. Moral Diplomacy “The force of America is the force of moral principle
Woodrow Wilson
Built off idea of cultural superiority
Spread of American ideas/culture/language, Christianity, etc…

7. Moral Diplomacy in Action
Forced out Mexican dictator Victoriana Huerta to protect democracy
Failed attempt to capture Pancho Villa and Emilano Zapata, Mexican Socialists who opposed Venustiano Carraza- US backed leader
Sent troops to Haiti after an anti-American revolt took place
Sent troops to Nicaragua to help “select” a new President (protecting democracy)
“I am going to teach the South American republics to elect good men.”
Justified control of Philippines as a spread of Christianity