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Imperial Presidents, William McKinley (1896-1901) IMG_4452, William Howard…
Imperial Presidents
Theodore Roosevelt (1901 - 1908)
Supported Panama‘s Revolution against Columbia so the US could gain control
mediated the end of the Russo-War earning him a Nobel prize
The US took over the Dominican Republic in order to pay the debt they owe to Europe
prrevented European intervention and exemplifying the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
worked to improve relationship with Britain to help the Canada and Alaska boundary fight.
promoted soft speaking and carrying a big stick
William McKinley (1896-1901)
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Spanish American war with Spain
expanded American power overseas
protected US businesses interest abroad
spread democracy and christianity
US defeats Spain and gains control of Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba and later gains power of novel base at Pearl Harbor in the Philippine American war
William Howard Taft (1909-1913)
Used US economic power to influence other countries
Encouraged American Banks and businesses to invest in Latin America and Asia
Dollar Diplomacy: replaced military force with investment and trade
Intervention in 1911 to protect US business interests from Nicaragua
Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
supported countries with democratic governments
moral diplomacy promoted peace and morality in foreign affairs
Intervention in Mexico (1914-1916) and tried to remove the dictator Victorians Huerta
WWI (1914-198)
Fourteen Points and Leagueof nations, his plan for peace after WWI
He tried to keep US neutral at first to promote peace without diplomacy
treaty of Versalhes (1919) Wilson tried to negotiate the peace treaty but congress refised
His moral Diplomacy ideas weakened when he failed to gain support at home
substituted dollars for bullets by using economic power instead of military force to achieve US goals
China: Pushed for more U.S. involvement in Chinese railroads (Open Door Policy).
Honduras & Haiti: Encouraged U.S. bankers to stabilize their economies
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Spanish American war – helped Cuba fight
for independence, but took control over it
expanded Américas power overseas and competed with European empires
