Roosevelt Corollary

President Theodore Roosevelt had just dipped his feet into international affairs when he pushed for the construction of the Panama Canal in 1914. However, other foreign entanglements in South America resulted in further intervention by Roosevelt, so he created the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which was originally conceived in 1823. Although Roosevelt’s motives may not be corrupt, the corollary was used to justify further involvement in foreign affairs. The intentions of Roosevelt’s Corollary were good because they sought to eradicate European involvement in New World affairs, which was forbidden by the Monroe Doctrine. In 1903, South American nations such as Venezuela and the Dominican Republic were struggling to pay their debts to Britain and Germany, so these countries set up a blockade on the Venezuelan coast. Then, German ships bombed a port in Venezuela, assailed a town, and threatened to establish a base in this area (Brinkley 614). President Roosevelt started to worry because there was a…

author, explains the three vital obligations of marine domination, as well as expressing the great significance of the armada across late 1800’s expansionism. Across this period era and beforehand, it was trusted that whoever retained manipulation of the seas should uphold manipulation above the lands. Additionally, the speech by Senator Albert Beveridge (Document E) more states the significance of the U.S. increasing into the Pacific Sea (especially the Phillipines) and interchange alongside…

Throughout American history, the United States has followed various foreign policies to promote its interests. These policies include neutrality, imperialism and internationalism. Numerous actions have been taken to carry out these policies including the Spanish American war as well as the Roosevelt Corollary. These advances have been used to promote as well as obtain the interests of the United States. After Columbus' arrival to the western hemisphere, Cuba became a Spanish colony.…

most significant part of the article is the use of a quotation from Roosevelt seemed to a corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. John Milton Cooper includes these reference where Roosevelt states that issuing of corollary is the only best way to promote nation from the Latin American. Furthermore, Cooper attempts to expose the tacit nature that President Roosevelt chose to help Panama during the revolt against Colombia. The initial Plan by Roosevelt was denial in private as well as public regarding…

As the era of New Imperialism came to an end, colonized countries such as those in Latin America liberated themselves from European rule. Revolutions inside of these Latin American country's left them in debt to Europe resulting in tension between these two regions. Thus, two focal points in the presidency's of both Theordore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson was how they would manage foreign relations and their influence in the Western Hemisphere specifically in Latin America. Both Theodore…

finest presidents in American history is Theodore Roosevelt. Someone who started out as a sickly young boy, soon turned into an intelligent world leader, whose influence transformed American Society. The events throughout Theodore Roosevelt’s life are what shaped him into a memorable man and showcase why he is such a historically significant figure in American society. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City, New York. His parents, Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha…

began to spread through the minds of the American People. The two Progressive Presidents of the time were Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Even though the two presidents shared a progressive mindset, they differed in their foreign policy intentions. Roosevelt was known as an imperialist president while Wilson believed to push for democracy and popular sovereignty to foreign nations. Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy’s was summed up under one motto, “speak softly and carry a big stick”.…

Teddy Roosevelt saw America’s military and economic power as a reason to exert power and imperialize places. This idea of wielding a “big stick” and Roosevelt’s interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine as a way to “exercise international power” was called the Roosevelt Corollary. The Roosevelt Corollary may have been threatening and at times dangerous, but his policy achieved the building of the Panama Canal, an accomplishment for not only America but also the world. President Taft used business…

Businesses in America supported and gave loans to the Allied Forces during World War I. If they lost, American businesses would not have received their loans back ("5 Reasons for the US Entry into World War I"). President Wilson expressed America 's main moral incentive in his War Message to Congress where he argued that "The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty," and that in order to do that America must enter the war…

also felt it was its destiny to “civilize” or “westernize” foreign nations so that they would be affluent. During this time, Theodore Roosevelt created the idea of big stick diplomacy, which is Roosevelts Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. He believed that it was the US’ duty to intervene in the affairs of nations that have continuously been doing wrong. Since it is the US’ obligation, as a world power, to support democratic objectives and spread its influence around the world, Roosevelt’s big…