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Political Party: Foreign Policy: Domestic Policy: Key Events: - Panama's Revolution (1903) Republican - "Big Stick" - Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe - Interventionist Doctrine - TR Corollary to - Russo-Japanese War ends (1905) the Monroe Doctrine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W.H. Taft Republican - Dollar Diplomacy - Invasion of Honduras and Nicaragua ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Isolationist - ended free speech - Mexican Revolution (1911) Woodrow Democrat - wanted a world - formed depts. for - Search for Pancho Villa (1916-1917) Wilson market for propaganda for - Austrian's Archduke gets assassinated, America his programs, the starts World War I (6/28/1914) - wanted to use the war, etc. - US proclaims its' neutrality (1914) war to accomplish - The sinking of Lusitania (5/7/1915) progressive ideas --------------------------Court Cases: Important Documents: Influential People: - Theodore Roosevelt Alliance System: - The Triple Alliance (Central Powers) - John Hay - William Howard Taft (1) Germany - Philander C. Knox (2) Austria-Hungary - Woodrow Wilson (3) Italy - Francisco Madero - The Triple Entente (the Allies) - "Pancho" Villa (1) Great Britain - William Jennings Bryan (2) France (3) Russia - This alliance system kept Europe out of war for the late 1800s and early 1900s, but the tension grew heavy Key Trends and Developments: - the US starts becoming very interventionist into other countries, taking over certain countries, and intervening in other countries' affairs, and picking fights with Europe over colonies and the like - Social Darwinism reaches a peak as TR and others think that Anglo-Saxon American Protestants should reveal their culture and values to the whole world by intervening and controlling other countries - "Dollar Diplomacy" reached its height under William Howard Taft, but failed because they were also forced to use military force to overthrow countries too - Tensions between America and Mexico, along with Germany and Latin America, grew during the Wilson presidency - Both alliances enticed America to join on their side, since they knew that such an influx of troops and power would give them the boost to win the war over the other side Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt

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