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Imperial Presidents - Coggle Diagram
Imperial Presidents
William McKinley (1896-1901) 
McKinley's main foreign policy was the Annexation of Hawaii. It was supposedly a great war measure for the U.S. military. They would use Hawaii as a coaling station and naval base in its fights against the Spanish Navy in the Pacific. He also wanted to spread the U.S.'s influence across overseas.
McKinley was involved with the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico, China, and Spain.
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The U.S. was scared that the Europeans and Japanese might close Chinese ports to U.S. commerce. So McKinley authorized Secretary of State John Hay, to issue an "Open Door" note on China. This allows America to also have equal footing in China, without discriminatory tariffs or other restrictions.
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Woodrow Wilson (1913-1920)
Woodrow's foreign policy was called Aggressive Moral Diplomacy. It was to lower tariffs, to create better banking systems, and strengthen anti-trust laws.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1908)
The name of Roosevelt's foreign policy was known as the Big Stick Diplomacy. Big stick diplomacy was a way of speaking by using military force as a threat, but not actually following through with using the supposed military force.
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William Howard Taft (1901-1912)
Taft's foreign policy was called Dollar Diplomacy. Dollar diplomacy was to ensure financial stability of a region while protecting and spreading U.S. commercial and financial interests.
Taft was involved with Nicaragua, China, Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Taft sent out U.S. Marines to the Dominican Republic to restore control and stability during the Civil War.
Taft attempted to send 2 thousand troops to the Mexico border to be ready and intervene in the revolutionary-torn Mexico, to protect U.S. investments. But Congress stiffed the offer, so Taft backed off and left the situation to Mexico to handle.
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With the Dollar Diplomacy, this policy was engineered in Nicaragua. It supported overthrowing Jose Santos Zelaya and set up Adolfo Diaz in his place. It also guaranteed loans to the Nicaraguan government.