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

Foreign Policy of Theodore Roosevelt

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick

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

Building the Building the Panama CanalPanama Canal

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)

Taft’s Dollar DiplomacyTaft thought TR was acting too boldly and using the military too often

Strives to assert US power through money, not guns

US invests in countries and businesses that would help American interests