US History › Section K · Progressives and empire › Topic K.8
Big Stick and Dollar Diplomacy
Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft used naval power, canal building, debt and diplomacy to make the United States the dominant power in the Caribbean and a major player in East Asia. Their methods differed, but both left a legacy of intervention that Latin Americans long resented.
In this topic
- Speak softly and carry a big stick
- Choosing a canal route
- Panama breaks away
- Worked example: judging the Panama episode
- Building the canal
- The Roosevelt Corollary
- Balancing power in East Asia
- Japan, race and the Great White Fleet
- Taft's dollar diplomacy
- Worked example: dollar diplomacy in Nicaragua
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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