u.s. foreign policy roosevelt & taft
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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U.S. Foreign PolicyRoosevelt & Taft
Unit 2 – US History
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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
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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
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What would the benefits of a canal be?
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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
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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
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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
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China Open Door PolicyRoosevelt & Taft
• Ended Spheres of Influence in China
• Stated All European Nations and the United States could trade with China
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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
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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
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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?____________