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U.S. Foreign Policy Roosevelt & Taft. Unit 2 – US History. US Foreign Policy. “All future wars will be conflicts for commerce” Beveridge, US Senator, 1900 Commercial expansion a priority Sending troops to defend markets if necessary policy of self-interest. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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U.S. Foreign PolicyRoosevelt & Taft
Unit 2 – US History
US Foreign Policy
• “All future wars will be conflicts for commerce” Beveridge, US Senator, 1900
• Commercial expansion a priority– Sending troops to defend markets if necessary
• policy of self-interest
Roosevelt’s Big Stick Policy
• Negotiate Peacefully, but threaten the use of military intervention
• Example: Panama Canal– Tried to negotiate an agreement with
Columbia (Hay Herran Treaty)– Columbia refused, so US supported a
rebellion by Panama– The Canal was built
What would the benefits of a canal be?
Purpose of the Panama Canal
• Economic– Reduce travel time to ship
goods and save millions of dollars
– Money (fees) from use of Canal• Military
– Shortened distance to move ships from Atlantic to Pacific
Roosevelt Corollaryto Monroe Doctrine
• U.S. had right to act as “police force” in the Western Hemisphere to maintain stability or stop wrong-doing
• Example: Dominican Republic – US seized custom houses and custom fees, to pay back German debt and avoid Germany from sending troops to DR
Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy
• Substituting Dollars for bullets– Attempt to gain friends and allies in Latin America
• Example: Latin America– American bankers lent money to Central American
countries – US Government encouraged investment in Latin
American mines, banana, coffee, RR• Loans damaged economies in LA• US used power to protect Am. Investors from loan defaults
and unfriendly governments
China Open Door PolicyRoosevelt & Taft
• Ended Spheres of Influence in China
• Stated All European Nations and the United States could trade with China
War with Philippines• Filipino rebels had expected
independence after Spanish-American War
• US Reasons to Imperialize: naval base, natural resources, racial superiority
Emilio Aguinaldo waged guerilla war against US from 1902-1906
US won war, but later granted Filipino independence in 1942
Balance of PowerRoosevelt
• Insure no one country gains too much power in Asia
Example:Russo Japanese War• Roosevelt negotiated a peace
agreement to keep Japan or Russia from having too much power
Roosevelt’s Gentleman’s Agreement
• Reason: Racial Superiority• US would end segregation of Japanese-
American’s in San Francisco Schools• Japan had to “voluntarily” reduce immigration to
US• Great White Fleet
– Sent around theworld with a “special”Stop in Japan.Why?____________