US Foreign Policy in Latin America US History: Spiconardi
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823) Recalling 7 th grade U.S. History,
what is the Monroe Doctrine? Do you remember what it states?
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823) The Monroe Doctrine President Monroe
states that interference in Latin America by European nations would
not be permitted. Why do you think the U.S. issued this policy?
Prevent European nations from encroaching upon U.S. land Allow U.S.
to exploit Latin America rather than Europe
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The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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Fast Forward to 1904 1823 1904
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The Roosevelt Corollary First, what the heck is a corollary?
Corollary An extension of a previously held theory or statement The
Roosevelt Corollary Latin America & the Caribbean was in
massive international debt (they owed a lot of European nations
money) How does one collect money from someone who doesnt pay
back?
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The Roosevelt Corollary Roosevelt Corollary President Roosevelt
added a chapter to the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that the U.S.
would use military force to stabilize Latin America and prevent
European interference. Quotes Chronic wrong doing [would require]
intervention by some civilized nation U.S. would assume to role of
an international police power
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The Roosevelt Corollary Claims
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Roosevelt Corollary The Big Stick Policy The Roosevelt
Corollary affectionately became known as the Big Stick Policy
because of a speech with the a West African Proverb: Speak softly
and carry a big stick What do you think that means? U.S. would use
peaceful methods to protect its interests whenever possible, but
that it would use military force if necessary. A copy of Teddy
Roosevelts speech
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Dollar Diplomacy President Taft had a slightly different
foreign policy Dollar Diplomacy Substitute dollars for bullets
America would stabilize parts of the world through investment Use
American funds and business interest to prevent unrest in
economically weak countries Poverty = Rebellion Guarantee the loans
of Latin American and Asian Countries Why would America do this?
Prevent Europeans nations from collecting their loans
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Dollar Diplomacy
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Moral Diplomacy President Woodrow Wilson believed U.S. foreign
policy should not be driven by money, but morality Moral Diplomacy
U.S. should make foreign policy decisions based on matters of right
and wrong Wilson believed imperialism was bad Keep stability in the
world by promoting democracy and peace Wilson did not stay
completely true to his policy. He did intervene in the Mexican
Revolution to protect U.S. business investments
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You Decide Which form of diplomacy was the most effective and
why? Do you think the U.S. was trying to be a helpful neighbor to
Latin America or exploit them?
