1. New Foreign Policies Ch. 10 section 3

2. President Teddy Roosevelt

3. President Teddy Roosevelt

4. Roosevelt Corollary – The US would intervene whenever US interests were threatened, and would use its “international police power”.

5. Vastly increased US involvement in Latin America, with Roosevelt intervening on many occasions
Forced Great Britain to negotiate with Venezuela

6. The Panama Canal
US wanted to buy French concession from Columbia, Columbia refused so they could get more money

7. The US encouraged a revolution in Panama US immediately recognized the new Panamanian government.

8. US paid Panama only $10 million dollars for complete sovereignty over the canal zone

9. The canal cuts travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific drastically!

11. Roosevelt angered Congress by encouraging the Panamanian revolt and increasing the power of the President.
Guess how much this bothered Teddy…

12. not very much…

13. However, Teddy’s actions greatly increased ill will towards the US

14. President William Taft
My mom called me her “pudgy-wudgy boy” because I was overweight.
President William Taft

15. President William Taft
I also got stuck in the bathtub several times while President.
President William Taft

17. President Taft Lawyer from Ohio Served as Sec. of War under TR
Not as aggressive as TR

18. Taft’s Goals
Intended to maintain Open Door Policy in China and combat “spheres of influence”
Preserve stability in Latin America

19. Spheres of Influence

21. Taft’s Way “Substituting dollars for bullets” Dollar Diplomacy
Not very successful
Increases ill will towards the U.S. when we support unpopular regimes

22. “Yankee go home!”

23. In(-)Action Invest in China
Russia & Japan unite against USA to curb influence.
1911 Revolution in China
Government collapses
US investments lost

24. President Woodrow Wilson

25. Peligro 1911 – Mexican dictator forced to resign
New guy promises democracy
1913 – New guy overthrown and killed
General Huerta takes control

26. Dilemma Do we recognize the new gov’t? But Huerta is a “butcher.”
Europe does.
But Huerta is a “butcher.”
But $1 billion invested in Mex.
He promises to protect inv.
What do we do?

27. Solution Not recognized End of Dollar Diplomacy
Start of “Moral Diplomacy”

28. Más Peligro New general tries to seize power
Wilson recognizes him
1914 – US soldiers arrested
US Navy occupies Veracruz
Mexico unites against US
Pancho Villa terrorizes Gringos

29. The End