Build up to World War I Chapter 22 & 23 Teddy Roosevelt Sickly child turns to exercise Sickly child turns to exercise Loves adventure and the outdoors Loves adventure and the outdoors ADHD!!! Steam engine in pants At a wedding, Teddy wants to be the bride, at a funeral, Teddy wants to be the corpse. ADHD!!! Steam engine in pants At a wedding, Teddy wants to be the bride, at a funeral, Teddy wants to be the corpse. Death of first wife & mother on same day Death of first wife & mother on same day Failed ranching adventure Failed ranching adventure Prolific reader Prolific reader Teddy Roosevelt Police Commissioner of N.Y.C. Police Commissioner of N.Y.C. Asst. Sec. of Navy Asst. Sec. of Navy Rough Rider Spanish-American War Splendid Little War Rough Rider Spanish-American War Splendid Little War Governor of N.Y. Governor of N.Y. Vice President was off on a hike when McKinley was assassinated Vice President was off on a hike when McKinley was assassinated Speak Softly, But Carry a Big Stick! Panama: The Kings Crown Treaties going back to 1850 Panama is part of Columbia Encourage rebellion send ships off coast Dr. Walter Reed yellow fever, mosquitoes 1903 Hay-Bunau- Varilla Treaty. Panama Canal TR in Panama (Construction begins in 1904) The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: 1905 Chronic wrongdoing may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such such wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of an international police power power. Constable of the World Treaty of Portsmouth: 1905 Nobel Peace Prize for Teddy The Great White Fleet: 1907 Tafts Dollar Diplomacy Improve financial opportunities for U.S. businesses. Use private capital to further U. S. interests overseas. Therefore, the U.S. should create stability and order abroad that would best promote Americas commercial interests. Led to U.S. military interventions The Mexican Revolution: 1910s Victoriano Huerta seizes control of Mexico and puts Madero in prison where he was murdered. Venustiano Carranza, Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, and Alvaro Obregon fought against Huerta. The U.S. also got involved by occupying Veracruz and Huerta fled the country. Eventually Carranza would gain power in Mexico. The Mexican Revolution: 1910s Emiliano Zapata Francisco I Madero Venustiano Carranza Porfirio Diaz Pancho Villa Election of 1912 Taft Republican Taft Republican TR Progressive Bull Moose Party Milwaukee assassination attempt TR Progressive Bull Moose Party Milwaukee assassination attempt Woodrow Wilson Democrat Woodrow Wilson Democrat Taft & TR split the Republicans Taft & TR split the Republicans Wilson wins Wilson wins Woodrow Wilson Privileged childhood Privileged childhood Couldnt read until age 11 Couldnt read until age 11 President of Princeton President of Princeton Idealist & Intellectual not so practical Idealist & Intellectual not so practical Wilsons Moral Diplomacy The U. S. should be the conscience of the world. Spread democracy. Promote peace. Condemn colonialism. Searching for Banditos General John J. Pershing with Pancho Villa in 1914. U. S. Global Investments & Investments in Latin America, 1914 U. S. Interventions in Latin America: s