The Imperial Presidents: Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson (US History EOC Review - USHC 5.3)

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In this segment of the US History EOC Review series, Tom Richey discusses the foreign policy plans of Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Teddy Roosevelt's Big Stick foreign policy asserted a heavy handed influence over Latin America as a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. William Howard Taft's Dollar Diplomacy was focused on protecting American business interests in Latin America. Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy (also known as Missionary Diplomacy) sought to support democratically-elected governments - a policy that would echo in Wilson's War Message when he stated that America's role was to make the world safe for democracy.

This lecture addresses USHC 5.3 in the South Carolina curriculum standards for US History and the Constitution.