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United States Summary of the Policy Advantages/ Benefits of the Policy Disadvantages/ Drawbacks of the Examples of Use of the Policy Foreign Policy Policy Big Stick Diplomacy The policy of President Dollar

United States Summary of the Policy Advantages/ Benefits of the Policy Disadvantages/ Drawbacks of the Examples of Use of the Policy Foreign Policy Policy Big Stick Diplomacy The policy of President Dollar

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Styles United States Summary of the Policy Advantages/ Benefits of the Policy Disadvantages/ Drawbacks of the Policy Examples of Use of the Policy Foreign Policy Big Stick Diplomacy The policy of President Dollar Diplomacy The policy of President Moral Diplomacy The policy of President
Transcribed Image Text:Styles United States Summary of the Policy Advantages/ Benefits of the Policy Disadvantages/ Drawbacks of the Policy Examples of Use of the Policy Foreign Policy Big Stick Diplomacy The policy of President Dollar Diplomacy The policy of President Moral Diplomacy The policy of President
Paragraph Big Stuck Diplomacy-President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 Roosevelt was unwilling to allow the imnperial powers of Europe to control the world's political and economic destiny. He was determined to make the United States the predoninant power in the Caribbean and Central Armerica. Roosevelt's foreign policy was based on a motto: "speak softly and carry a big stick." To Roosevelt, the "big stick" was the new American navy. By remaining firm in resolve and possessing the naval might to back up its interests, the U.S. could ensure U.S. supremacy over strategically important regions in the Westem Hemisphere. Big Stick Diplomacy was tested when America wanted to build the Panama Canal as a way to access its newly acquired colonies in the Pacific region. The US. had to get permission from Colombia, which then ruled Panama. When negotiations between the US. and Colombia broke down, America funded a revolution in Panama, to break away from Colombia. This scored the U.S. permanent access to the canal and cheaper rates of construction. During Roosevelt's presidency, the U.S. used its economic and military might to intervene in the Dominican Republic, cuba, Honduras and Costa Rica. Latin Americans did not look upon the policy favorably. They resented it as it allowed for the effective bullying of Latin American countries in order to force compliance to American desires. As U.S. influence grew in Latin America, so did animosity (hostility) against their large neighbor to the north. Styles Editing Reuse File 2, Dollar Diplomacy-President William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 Taft wanted to maintain U.S. power in the Caribbean and Central America, and aimed to create stability and order in Latin America nations to promote American commercial (trade) interests. Taft furthered U.S. influence in Latin American countries by guaranteeing loans from U.S. banks and increased U.S. investments. The United States dumped billions of dollars of investment in unstable Latin American countries like Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba and the Domician Republic with hopes that it would help ensure political and economic stability. In spite of American investors experiencing financial success as they got rich off the resources of other nations, Dollar Diplomacy failed to counteract economic instability and the tide of revolution in places like Mexico and Nicaragua. On many occasions, the United States was forced to send in occupation troops to protect their investnments, which was quite costly for the United States. Such vwas the case when President Taft dispatched troops to Nicaragua in 1909-and again in 1912-to protect the formation of a pro-American government there. Moral Diplomacy-President Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 Moral Diplomacy was Woodrow Wilson's take on a new and improved foreign diplomacy policy. Wilson hoped to influence and control other countries through economic pressure, only supporting Latin American governments that were democratic or otherwise supported United States interests. In a statement issued soon after taking office, Wilson declared that the United States hoped "to cultivate the friendship and deserve the confidence" of the Latin American states. Latin Americans were delighted by the prospect of being free to conduct their own affairs without American interference, but Wilson's insistence that their governments must be democratic undermined the promise of self- determination (when a country makes its own decisions without external pressure). Despite Wilson's intentions to limit U.S. involvement in Latin America, he sent troops to Nicaragua, Halti, and the Dominican Republic, which ensured a U.S. military presence in the Caribbean and Central America for decades. In all cases the military occupations that followed failed to create the democratic states that were their main objective. Regardless of his sincere intentions, Wilson intervened in Latin American affairs more than any other president.
Transcribed Image Text:Paragraph Big Stuck Diplomacy-President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 Roosevelt was unwilling to allow the imnperial powers of Europe to control the world's political and economic destiny. He was determined to make the United States the predoninant power in the Caribbean and Central Armerica. Roosevelt's foreign policy was based on a motto: "speak softly and carry a big stick." To Roosevelt, the "big stick" was the new American navy. By remaining firm in resolve and possessing the naval might to back up its interests, the U.S. could ensure U.S. supremacy over strategically important regions in the Westem Hemisphere. Big Stick Diplomacy was tested when America wanted to build the Panama Canal as a way to access its newly acquired colonies in the Pacific region. The US. had to get permission from Colombia, which then ruled Panama. When negotiations between the US. and Colombia broke down, America funded a revolution in Panama, to break away from Colombia. This scored the U.S. permanent access to the canal and cheaper rates of construction. During Roosevelt's presidency, the U.S. used its economic and military might to intervene in the Dominican Republic, cuba, Honduras and Costa Rica. Latin Americans did not look upon the policy favorably. They resented it as it allowed for the effective bullying of Latin American countries in order to force compliance to American desires. As U.S. influence grew in Latin America, so did animosity (hostility) against their large neighbor to the north. Styles Editing Reuse File 2, Dollar Diplomacy-President William Howard Taft, 1909-1913 Taft wanted to maintain U.S. power in the Caribbean and Central America, and aimed to create stability and order in Latin America nations to promote American commercial (trade) interests. Taft furthered U.S. influence in Latin American countries by guaranteeing loans from U.S. banks and increased U.S. investments. The United States dumped billions of dollars of investment in unstable Latin American countries like Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba and the Domician Republic with hopes that it would help ensure political and economic stability. In spite of American investors experiencing financial success as they got rich off the resources of other nations, Dollar Diplomacy failed to counteract economic instability and the tide of revolution in places like Mexico and Nicaragua. On many occasions, the United States was forced to send in occupation troops to protect their investnments, which was quite costly for the United States. Such vwas the case when President Taft dispatched troops to Nicaragua in 1909-and again in 1912-to protect the formation of a pro-American government there. Moral Diplomacy-President Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 Moral Diplomacy was Woodrow Wilson's take on a new and improved foreign diplomacy policy. Wilson hoped to influence and control other countries through economic pressure, only supporting Latin American governments that were democratic or otherwise supported United States interests. In a statement issued soon after taking office, Wilson declared that the United States hoped "to cultivate the friendship and deserve the confidence" of the Latin American states. Latin Americans were delighted by the prospect of being free to conduct their own affairs without American interference, but Wilson's insistence that their governments must be democratic undermined the promise of self- determination (when a country makes its own decisions without external pressure). Despite Wilson's intentions to limit U.S. involvement in Latin America, he sent troops to Nicaragua, Halti, and the Dominican Republic, which ensured a U.S. military presence in the Caribbean and Central America for decades. In all cases the military occupations that followed failed to create the democratic states that were their main objective. Regardless of his sincere intentions, Wilson intervened in Latin American affairs more than any other president.
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