Upload
others
View
1
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
“What Would Lincoln Do”A 1906 Political Cartoon Criticizing TR’s
Handling of Foreign Policy
TR and Foreign Affairsv Philippine Gov. Act, 1902
v Chinese Exclusion Act of 1902
v Revolt in Panama, Nov. 3, 1903
v Panama recognition, Nov. 6, 1903
v Canal construction, 1904-
v Roosevelt Corollary, 1904
v Russo-Japanese mediation, 1905
TR and Foreign Affairs
v Taft-Katsura Agreement, 1905 & Root–Takahira Agreement, 1908
v Nobel Peace Prize, 1906
v Santo Domingo, 1906
v “Gentleman’s Agreement,” 1907
v Immigration Act of 1907
v “Great White Fleet” 1907-08
Panama
GassedJohn Singer Sargent
Thomas Woodrow Wilsonv Staunton, VA, Dec. 28, 1856
v Ellen Axson, 1885-1914
v Gifted Professor, 1885-1902
v Princeton President, 1902-10
v New Jersey Gov., 1911-13
v Presidency, 1913-1921
v Edith Bolling, Dec. 18, 1915
v Died Feb. 3, 1924
How Scholars Have Assessed WilsonScholars credit him for: v Intelligence (#4, A) v Imagination (#5, A) v Vision/Agenda Setting (#7, A)
Scholars criticize him for: v Ability to Compromise (#37, F)v Pursuit of Justice (#35, F) v Avoidance of Mistakes (#29, D)
Recent Scholarly Assessments
vA relatively recent scholarly critique:
vCritical of Wilson’s support of segregation
vRepression of civil liberties during the war