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Progressive Era Foreign Policy

This overview explores the foreign policies of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson during the Progressive Era and World War I. It highlights significant events such as the construction of the Panama Canal, Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Wilson's interventions in Latin America. Key topics include the Russo-Japanese War, the causes of WWI including the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, America's difficult position on neutrality, and the eventual decision to enter the war following incidents with German U-boats and the Zimmermann Telegram.

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Progressive Era Foreign Policy

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  1. Progressive Era Foreign Policy Roosevelt: The Canal Taft: Dollar Diplomacy Wilson: WWI

  2. Foreign Policy: Roosevelt & Taft • Panama Canal: Panama revolts from Columbia • Huge engineering feat: cost $350 million to build • 99 years lease, $10m, $250K year rent. (1914) • Roosevelt Corollary: Monroe Doctrine extended, • Latin America must be financially responsible or • America will intervene to prevent Europe entry. • Russo-Japan War:TR Peace Treaty at Portsmouth, NH • (Taft-Katsura Agreement 1905 violated Open Door Policy) • TR’s Great White Fleet: sails around the world • Taft: Dollar Diplomacy- US Banks will take over • Loans if L.A. country can’t pay its European debts

  3. Canal Construction

  4. Canal Locks

  5. Portsmouth, NH Treaty

  6. Wilson’s Foreign Policy • New idealistic rhetoric: same policy • WW intervenes in Nicaragua, Haiti, • Dominic Republic, Cuba and Mexico • Mexico Revolution1913: Diaz, Madera • Huerta (WW didn’t recognized), Carranza • Veracruz intervention: Stop German ships • Poncho Villa chased by Pershing

  7. Pancho Villa

  8. Woodrow Wilson: 1916 election

  9. The Great War: Causes • The Spark: Austrian archduke Ferdinand • Assassinated in Sarajevo 28 June 1914 • Ethnic nationalism: pan Serbianism • Colonial Rivalries: Imperialistic competition • Entangling Alliances: • Central Powers: Germany, Aust-Hun, Turkey • Allies: Britain, France, Russia, Italy • War Plans: Schlieffen plan • War started August 1: 32 nations in global war

  10. Archduke Ferdinand: 28 June 1914

  11. German U-Boat

  12. Wilson: Neutrality • Neutrality: Int. Law, US can ship non • Military goods to both sides. • Shipping: US made big money on exports • Britain cut off Germany, Germany used U-boats • Divided Alliance in America: Progressives like • Jane Addams against the war, most people leaned • Towards Britain and France. • U-Boats: Lusitania sunk (May 1915) • WW warns Germany to stop • Arabic Sunk, Arabic Pledge • Sussex Sunk, Sussex Pledge- Germany promised • WW that they would stop shooting ships if US would • Tell Britain to end embargo

  13. America Enters the War • Election of 1816: Hughes v. Wilson • GOP: Charles Evan Hughes, NY progressive, “preparedness” • Wilson: “He kept us out of the war.” • Very patriotic campaign, WW wins • WW “Peace without Victory” speech • New German U-Boat Policy: sink all ships • In order to starve Britain • Zimmerman Letter: Mexico telegram • Congress Declares War: 2 April 1917

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