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- - - - Expand U.S. influence overseas, especially in Asia and the Pacific
  - - - Cuba – Spanish-American War (1898)
      - Philippines – Annexed after war
      - Puerto Rico & Guam – Became U.S. territories
      - China
    - - American Civil War (as a soldier)
        
        Spanish–American War (as president)
        
        Philippine–American War (as president)
- - - - “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
      - Expand and protect U.S. power abroad.
      - Maintain order in Latin America and the Caribbean.
    - - Panama – Panama Canal construction (1903)
        
        Cuba – Enforcement of the Platt Amendment
        
        Dominican Republic – Debt collection interventions
        
        Colombia – Canal negotiations
      - Theodore Roosevelt was known for his strong leadership and many accomplishments as president. He fought corruption in big businesses, earning the nickname “trust buster.”
      - He created the Square Deal, a program focused on protecting consumers, controlling corporations, and conserving natural resources. Roosevelt also helped end the 1902 Coal Strike, showing that the government could stand up for workers.
      - He oversaw the building of the Panama Canal, which improved trade and strengthened the U.S. Navy. A major conservationist, he protected over 230 million acres of land by creating national parks and monuments.
        Roosevelt expanded the power of the presidency and was the first president to ride in a car, fly in an airplane, and travel outside the country while in office.
- - - - Promote U.S. economic interests abroad.
      - Use financial power instead of military force.
      - Encourage American banks and businesses to invest in foreign nations.
    - - Nicaragua – U.S. financial control and influence
      - China – American investments and loans
      - Latin America – Economic expansion
      - Facts
        
        He’s the only person in U.S. history to be both President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
        
        He was the largest U.S. president, weighing around 300 pounds, and legend says he once got stuck in the White House bathtub (though that story is probably exaggerated).
        
        He loved baseball and was the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game.
        
        Taft preferred the law over politics — he actually didn’t want to be president as much as he wanted to serve on the Supreme Court.
        
        He introduced the tradition of presidents riding in cars instead of horse-drawn carriages during the inauguration.
- - - - Support nations with democratic governments.
      - Spread democracy and moral principles abroad.
      - Oppose imperialism and corrupt regimes.
    - - Mexico – U.S. intervention during Mexican Revolution
        
        Haiti – U.S. occupation (1915–1934)
        
        Dominican Republic – U.S. occupation (1916–1924)
        
        Europe – World War I involvement, League of Nations
  - - - He was the only U.S. president with a Ph.D. and was a college professor and president of Princeton University before entering politics.
      - Wilson led the U.S. through World War I and tried to make the world safer with his League of Nations plan.
      - He was a skilled writer and speaker, giving long speeches to explain his ideas, including the famous Fourteen Points for peace.
      - Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919 for his efforts to promote international peace.