Theodore Roosevelt's policy of foreign diplomacy was to 'walk softly and carry a big stick.' Theodore shed the US's tradition of isolationism and replaced it with a sort of progressive Imperialism. One specific example is the construction of the Panama Canal.
He also had the idea of breaking up monopoly's and the Square Deal.
The "Great White Fleet"
sending out the great white fleet.
expanding presidential power ~AKON~
President Theodore Roosevelt was against the misuse of power by the big corporations doing business as a trust or monopoly.
Misconduct -APEX
William Howard Taft's rule of reason sought to limit the government's power. Theodore Roosevelt's new nationalism sought to strengthen the government's power.
William Howard Taft's rule of reason sought to limit the government's power. Theodore Roosevelt's new nationalism sought to strengthen the government's power.
Theodore Roosevelt wanted the United States to be a world power. He wanted a strong navy and the Panama Canal was a way to move the navy to where it needed to be quicker than ships going around South America. He was worried about European nations involved in Latin America having a base to later attack the US.
William Howard Taft's rule of reason sought to limit the government's power. Theodore Roosevelt's new nationalism sought to strengthen the government's power.
Theodore Roosevelt's Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine held that the United States had a right to intervene in Latin American affairs. It considered the United States a police power of sorts, and saw Latin America as a way to expand America's economic interests.
The "White Flag Fleet"
Theodore Roosevelt He wanted to continually expand the power that American was quickly gaining.