Roosevelt, Taft & Wilson

Theodore RooseveltPanama Canal: water route between the

Atlantic & Pacific OceansFrance began the construction but abandoned

the project in 1879.The US bought the rights to the canal in 1902

but Columbia, who owned the land, refused to allow the US to build

The US secretly aided the Panamanians in a revolution to gain control of their land

In exchange for US aid, Panama allowed the US to construct and control the canal until 2000

Theodore RooseveltRoosevelt Corollary: extended the Monroe

Doctrine Denied that the US wanted any more territoryUS wanted to see its neighbors “stable, orderly

and prosperous”“Walk softly and carry a big stick”: Roosevelt

would use the US military to back up its responsibility

Intervention in Latin America under Roosevelt became common

Watch and Learn

William Howard Taft2 Foreign Policy Goals

Maintain open door policy with AsiaPreserve stability in Latin America

Dollar Diplomacy: Investment in foreign nations to promote stabilityInvestments in China were lost when the

government fell into rebellion (Boxer Rebellion) in 1911.

Imperialist Presidents