US History Guided Notes

Lesson: TR, Taft, Wilson Foreign Policy

6/22/23 Block 1 Name:
Imperialism:
● _____________________
● _____________ policy
● Domestic: Progressive Era
● _______________________ = one country takes over another or expands influence

Theodore Roosevelt
● (TR) was a Progressive Republican who was President from 1901-1909
● Roosevelt Corollary (1905)
○ TR stated that ______ other nation can have any control in Central or South America
○ Restated the ____________________________

People: What people do

you see?

Actions: What is
happening in the
picture?

Words: What words or

captions do you see in
the picture?

Significance: What is
the meaning? What is
the creator trying to
say?

TR’s Big Stick Diplomacy:

● The US should use its large _____________ to intimidate other countries.
● Navy nicknamed the “___________________________”
● “Speak softly but carry a big stick.”
● _______________ Canal
○ Constructed between 1904–1913
○ Built as a __________________ for US by Roosevelt
People: What people do
you see?

Actions: What is
happening in the
picture?

Words: What words or

captions do you see in
the picture?

Significance: What is
the meaning? What is
the creator trying to
say?

William Howard Taft:

● TR was replaced by William Taft (1909-1913)
● ________________Diplomacy
○ Taft would ___________ other countries with money and U.S. businesses instead of
using the military.

People: What people do

you see?

Actions: What is
happening in the
picture?

Words: What words or

captions do you see in
the picture?

Significance: What is
the meaning? What is
the creator trying to
say?
 Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)
● Democrat
● President during World War I
● __________________________ Diplomacy
○ Stated that the U.S. needed to be a _____________ even when it was not in our best
interests.
■ Spread _____________________
■ Promote ______________________
■ Promote peace

People: What people do

you see?

Actions: What is
happening in the picture?

Words: What words or

captions do you see in the
picture?

Significance: What is the

meaning? What is the
creator trying to say?