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Imperial Presidents (Allison Prehoda) - Coggle Diagram
Imperial Presidents (Allison Prehoda)
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1908)
Ran for New York's mayor position in 1886 was unsuccessful
Became youngest to assume presidency in 1901 at the age of 42.
Received Nobel peace prize for negotiating an end to the Russian and Japanese war .
Foreign policy- "Big Stick" =speak softly and carry a big stick
Gave military access to threaten force to achieve foreign policy goals rather than act upon them through violence.
William Howard Taft (1909-1912)
Foreign policy- Dollar Diplomacy
encouraged U.S. investments in South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Far East.
To do this he used government officials to promote the sale of American products overseas
trade with china declined
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1920)
January 8,1918: Gave speech called "The Fourteen points " - Long term war objectives
Foreign policy-Moral Diplomacy
Foreign policy goals
1.) American Military in Latin America 2.)Create bond to Latin America
repealing the Panama Canal Act and signing a treaty with Colombia
his interventions in Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua, led to the dictatorships
William McKinley (1896-1901)
Foreign policy-Open door policy
Fought for Republican administration to have equal access to markets in European-controlled markets of China.
Spread democracy and not colonize
