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Your Task: Create a Dialogue. You and your partner will create a dialogue between you One of you will be Theodore Roosevelt and the other will be someone opposed to him. You will create a sentence or two about each topic listed on the paper. What Should the Role of the US in Foreign Policy?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Your Task: Create a Dialogue You and your partner will create a dialogue between you
One of you will be Theodore Roosevelt and the other will be someone opposed to him.
You will create a sentence or two about each topic listed on the paper.
What Should the Role of the US in Foreign
Policy? Do we:
Allow countries to be on their own even if they might
become enemies? Help them if they haven’t
asked us to? Establish control over
countries to ensure US safety
Roosevelt Corollary
Monroe Doctrine (1828) - US closes Latin America to new European colonies
Roosevelt Corollary (1905) - US to serve as police in Latin America and intervene as necessary
Anarchy Protection - TR thought US should get involved any time there is lawlessness in Western Hemisphere to aid the country and protect the US
The Panama Canal
Both the United States and Europe wanted to build a canal across Central America
This would save time and be less dangerous than going around Cape Horn in Chile
Isthmus of Panama - the area known as Panama is 50 miles mile and was owned by Columbia
French Failure
1879 - the French buy land in Panama to build a canal
Quickly run out of money and desire
Many men die to tropical diseaseFrench sell the rights to the land to the US in 1901 for $40 million
Columbia tells US they are not allowed to dig the canal
TR takes Action
TR really wants a canal and isn’t bothered by the fact that Columbia won’t allow him to build it.
TR supports a revolution by Panama to overthrow Columbia.
US sends ships, men, and support.
Panama is free - One day revolt ends with Panama’s independence
Lets Make a Deal
US recognizes Panama as a country on 11/6/1903
US and Panama cut a deal - US leases land for 99 years for $10 million and $250,000 annually (Turned down by Columbia)
US begins construction of a huge ditch through the country of Panama
ConstructionConstructionUsed France’s unfinished canal to start
Locks built to go over mountains
51 miles long$375 million + $300 million of French
“I took the canal zone and let Congress debate, and while the debate goes on, the canal construction does also.”
Theodore Roosevelt after being asked about how he feels that Congress does not support his decision to take the Canal Zone.
Issues With Issues With ConstructionConstruction
Had to help a rebellion in Columbia
Malaria and Yellow Fever spread by mosquitoes
6000 lives lost
Benefits of the Panama CanalShorter Distance - former route was 12,600 miles. Now 4,900 miles
Security - US Navy can get places quicker so it helps with protection of US and imperialism
Information - US controls who travels through the canal
Power - Sends a message of power and action of US to the world
TR as the Top Cop of Western Hemisphere1903 - Panama Canal1905 - Takes over Dominican Republic’s finances after a revolution until they became stable
1906 - US sends troops to Cuba to halt a revolution (remember that we controlled Cuba with the Platt Amendment)