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Imperial Presidents, Big Stick Ideology: Policy in which careful…

- - - - Spanish-American War
        
        Attempted to prevent war, and persuade the Spanish government to adopt a conciliatory policy with Cuban insurrectionists.
        
        yielded too late to restrain the popular demand on U.S. for intervention. Congress adopted a resolution declaring war against Spain.
        
        Peace protocol ended hostilities in 1898. Under the peace treaty signed at Paris on 1898 of December, Spain relinquished their title to Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
  - - - Built trust among employees, establishing a loyal work environment, and a more productive team.
- - - - Continued to use American military in Latin America.
        
        Wished to cultivate a friendship with Latin America.
        
        Mexican Dictator, Diaz followed policies benefiting his country's small upper class of wealthy landowners, clerics, and military men.
        
        American business leaders owned large portions of Mexico's industries after Diaz's encouragement with foreign investments in Mexico grew.
        
        Used the military to guide Latin Americans in the directions he though proper.
        
        1915, Wilson sent marines to Haiti to protect American investments and to guard against the potential German or French aggression in the nation.
        
        Prodded the government of Haiti to sign an agreement that essentially gave the U.S. the right to control its financial and foreign affairs. Marines didn't leave until 1934. Under Wilson. U.S. soldiers and sailors intervened in the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
- - - - America paid $10 million, with annual rent of $250,000. More than 35,000 workers helped dig the Panama Canal. 5,000 workers died from diseases or accidents while building the canal. Finished in 1914, it cut 8,000 miles off trip from the west coast to east coast of United States.
- - - - Roosevelt updated Monroe Doctrine for an age of expansionism and economic influence.
        
        Roosevelt reasserted America's long-standing policy of keeping the Western Hemisphere free from European intervention.
- - - - Wanted to substitute "dollars for bullets". Aimed to increase American investments in businesses and banks throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
        
        Americans busily invested in plantations, mines, oil, wells, railways, and other ventures in those regions.