1. BELLWORK
What was the Roosevelt Corollary? How did this impact Big Stick Diplomacy?
What was Dollar Diplomacy?
What were the advantages/disadvantages of Dollar Diplomacy?
What is Moral Diplomacy?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of Moral Diplomacy?
Explain one key similarity and one key difference between the Progressive-era diplomacies.
THINKER: Which “diplomacy” do you think would be most effective in ridding the Americas of European influence?

2. William Howard Taft 1909-1913 Nickname: “Big Bill”
Personality: lethargic, unsure of himself.
Weighed 325 Pounds
Big Bill: Split his pants wile visiting the czar of Russia, couldn’t tie his own shoes, got stuck in the White House bathtub several times.

3. Taft’s Progressive Policies
“Dollar Diplomacy”: extend business interests in Latin America and East Asia instead of war
Brought twice as many suits against businesses as Roosevelt did
First federal budget
Federal Children's Bureau

5. Election of 1912 This election is controversial for many reasons:
Roosevelt decided to run again
A third-party candidate receives a lot of votes
Socialism hits its peak in American History
It splits the Republican Party

6. Woodrow Wilson
Nickname: “The School Master” because he was the best-educated President.
Despite his cold exterior, Wilson wrote 1,000’s of sexy love letters to his wife, and frequently visited a woman in Bermuda
In 1919 Wilson suffered a stroke, his wife Edith was the gatekeeper during his recovery (first female president?)

9. Wilson’s Progressive Policies
“Moral Diplomacy:” support is given only to countries whose moral beliefs are similar to the democratic U.S.
This promotes the growth of the nation's ideals and damages nations with different ideologies.
He also hoped to increase the number of democratic nations, particularly in Latin America

10. Foreign Policy Review Skits
Your task…..
The groups…..
In groups of 4-5, create a 3 minute skit that covers the following:
Description of the foreign policy
Specific example of how it was used
Success/failure and why
You are technically “re-teaching” that policy in a unique way, so make sure it is fun, but also informative!
This is review! It needs to make sense and represent the meaning of the actual policy!
Have fun with it! Get into character!
Big Stick Diplomacy
Panama Canal or Venezuela
Dollar Diplomacy
Nicaragua or China
Moral Diplomacy
Dominican Republic or Mexico

11. An introduction to types of war and causes of WWI
20th Century Warfare
An introduction to types of war and causes of WWI

12. War Discussion In your 20th Century Warfare packet…..
Rules of War (pg. 5)
Types of Warfare (pg. 6)