Policies
“Speak softly but carry a big stick and you will go far.”
Big Stick Policy
Roosevelt negotiated the end of this war and later won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Russo-Japanese War
The Panama Canal project started in...
1904
Leader of the Filipino Resistance
Emilio Aguinaldo
Warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
The United States acquired control of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Spanish-American War
The Great White Fleet began sailing the ocean in...
1907
Created the Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe
Reflected Roosevelt's three major goals: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
Square Deal Policy
The U.S. refusal to include the Filipino nationalists in negotiations over the future of the Philippines.
Philippine-American War
Panama Canal project ended in...
1914
Created various polices such as the Square Deal Policy and the Big Stick Policy.
President Theodore Roosevelt
Was created by Theodore Roosevelt as an addition to the Monroe Doctrine.
The Roosevelt Corollary
Provided for the independence of Cuba from Spain.
Treaty of Paris 1898
1823
American newspaper owners that competed with one another.
William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer