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Imperial Presidents, William McKinley, (1896-1901), William Howard Taft,…

- - - - Construction of roads, bridges, and schools
      - Established a public health system to care for Filippinos
  - - - Americans busily invested in plantations, mines, oil wells, railways, and other ventures
    - - Believed that U.S. should invest in foreign economies to increase American influence
      - Continued Roosevelt's foreign policy but with less aggression
      - Worked for stability in Latin America
      - Worked to expand economic opportunities in China
- - - - The act authorized the President of the United States to appoint a governor and part of the Puerto Rican legislature
- - - - Believed American military should be used to achieve goals
      - Wanted to "civilize" other countries
      - Did not believe nations should be self-governing
      - Supported rebellion in Panama
      - Opposed European intervention in the Western Hemisphere (Roosevelt Corollary)
    - - "Big stick" stemmed from the President's admiration for an old African saying, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far"
    - - Roosevelt and the American team of engineers worked to overcome a number of human and physical geographic challenges
        
        The President dispatched U.S. warships to the water off Panama to support a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia
        
        Panama declared its independence from Colombia
      - Panama Canal
      - Political Cartoon
  - - - Intervened and convinced the two sides to sign a peace treaty
        
        Won a Nobel Peace Prize, and this prominently displayed America's growing role in world affairs
    - - A cause of this was an anti-Asian sentiment on the West Coast of the United States
        
        Roosevelt disapproved of the decision to segregate Asian children in the San Francisco schools
        
        He negotiated a "Gentlemen's Agreement" with Japan
        
        According to the pact, the school board pledged to end its segregation policy
        
        In return, Japan agreed to limit the emigration of its citizens to the United States
- - - - Believed U.S. should spread peace and democracy rather than colonize foreign countries
      - Believed other nations should be self-governing
      - Continued to use American military in Latin America
      - Wished to cultivate a friendship with Latin America
    - - Sent marines to Haiti to protect America investments and to guard against the potential of German or French aggression in the nation
      - Prodded the government of Haiti to sign an agreement that essentially gave the United States the right to control its financial and foreign affairs
    - - Mexico
      - Germany