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Presidential Imperialist Policies 1901-1917

Presidential Imperialist Policies 1901-1917. Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. The Insular Cases (1901-1903). Question : Do provisions of the U.S. Constitution apply to whatever territories fell under U.S. control?

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Presidential Imperialist Policies 1901-1917

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  1. Presidential Imperialist Policies1901-1917 Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson

  2. The Insular Cases (1901-1903) • Question: Do provisions of the U.S. Constitution apply to whatever territories fell under U.S. control? • Decision: The Court ruled that constitutional rights were not automatically extended to territorial possessions and that the power to decide whether or not to grant such rights belonged to Congress.

  3. Prelude to Teddy • McKinley was reelected in 1900 with the new war hero Teddy Roosevelt as vice president • In 1901, only a few months after being inaugurated, McKinley was fatally shot by an anarchist

  4. T. Roosevelt’s “New Diplomacy” • “Speak softly but carry a big stick.” • Panama Canal (1904-1914); Hay-Pauncefote treaty cancelled British rights; Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty with Panama gave U.S. long term control • Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904) justified intervention in Haiti, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua • Russo-Japanese War- mediated by Roosevelt (1905) • Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan (1908) • “Great White Fleet” tour (1907-1909) • Root-Takahira Agreement with Japan(1908)

  5. William Howard Taft’s “Dollar Diplomacy” • mildly expansionist but depended more on investor’s dollars than on the navy’s battleships • tried to promote U.S. trade by supporting American enterprises ; ex. sent in marines to Nicaragua in 1912during their civil war to protect American investments • U.S. bankers helped to finance the building of railroads in China • The Lodge Corollary (1912) excluded non-European powers from owning territory in the Western Hemisphere

  6. Woodrow Wilson’s “New Freedom” • promised a moral approach to foreign affairs; said he opposed imperialism and the policies of the previous two presidents • Jones Act of 1916 granted Filipino citizens more rights • 1917 granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Rico and provided limited self-government • Repealed an exemption of the U.S. from paying Panama Canal fees • His Sec. of State, Wm. Jennings Bryan, negotiated several treaties with Latin America

  7. However…. • Almost went to war with Mexico after a military dictatorship took over in 1913 • Pursued Pancho Villa, a Mexican revolutionary, across the border in 1916-1917 • Ultimately engaged in WWI in 1917

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