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Progressive Era Politics (Bull Moose Party (Roosevelt often that he felt…
Progressive Era Politics
Wilson's Moral Diplomacy
Wilson opposed imperialism and the big-stick and dollar-diplomacy policies of his Republican predecessors
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The policy was used to encourage human rights and the development of "constitutional liberty" in the world
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Bull Moose Party
Roosevelt often that he felt " strong as a bull moose" and after an assasination attempt on the campaign trail
What caused it was the Republicans were badly split in the election of 1912, so Roosevelt broke away forming his own Progressive party
His loss led to the election of Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson, but he gained more third party votes than before.
It involved Latin American nations that were deep in financial trouble and could not pay their debts
Imperalists applauded his every move, but critics disliked breaking the tradition of noninvolvement in global politics
Taft"s Dollar Diplomacy
Taft wanted the US to have finanical support in trade to "help" other nations with commerical ventures and their economy
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Wilson adopted a foreign policy that was mildly expansionists but depended more on investors' dollars than on the navy's battleships
He tried to influence Latin America without any military intervention, he wanted to expand American business interests there