Entering the Roosevelt Era

Solving the Philippine problem

• Why the fight?

• End result and why?

• McKinley’s “benevolent assimilation”.

Open Door policy

• Creator.• Intent.• World reaction.• Boxer Rebellion and

it’s impact.• Commercial v.

territorial protection.

TR assumes the Throne

• Why VP?

• Election of 1900.

• Bryan’s Stance– Freedom

• McKinley’s (TR) Stance– Duty to civilize

Election Results: 1900

"I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good

people-the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime.“

--Leon Czolgosz (Oct. 29, 1901) That’s “Chol-gosh”, he’s Polish

The Panama Canal Issue

• Why was it needed?

• Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901. Neutral, open to all, rates fair and equal

• Nicaragua v. Columbia (Panama)

• Philippe Bunau-Varilla and his role.

• Revolution.

• Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty.

• Roosevelt and the Navy’s role.

Philippe Bunau-Varilla

                      

                         

TR and the Monroe Doctrine

• Roosevelt Corollary of the Monroe Doctrine. “preventive intervention”

• European reaction. - minimal

• Latin American reaction. - angry

TR and the Nobel Peace Prize

• Russo-Japanese War of 1905.

• Implications and relations with the Japanese.

• Root-Takahira agreement.

• “Great White Fleet”.