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Politics in the Progressive Era (Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy (He…
Politics in the Progressive Era
Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy
He claimed "speak softly and carry a big stick"
The big stick represented his power and readiness to use military force if necessary.
advocated that the US engage in diplomacy but also maintain a strong military readiness to back up US goals
way of intimidating countries without actually harming them
Bull Moose Party
His loss led to the election of Democratic nominee Woodrow Wilson, but he gained more third party votes than ever before.
Supported women's suffrage
Roosevelt buily his own party called the bull moose party because he was "fit as a bull moose"
Roosevelt was against monopolies
Wilson's Moral Diplomacy
The support was only given to nations
Wilson hoped to use this to help promote the growth of more democratic governments, especially in Latin America.
This policy was adopted to reject the approach of "dollar diplomacy"
president wilson wished to condemn imperialism, spread democracy, and promote peace
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
encouraged americans bankers to aid debt ridden governments in hispanic countries
encourage and protect trade within Latin America and Asia.
form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries.
in the Dominican Republic centered on reducing the levels of corruption and to this end the U.S. took control of a country's customs. US intervention failed to beat the corruption and earned the distrust of the country.