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AP U.S. History U.S. Foreign Policy Under Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson
In this lesson, our instructor Elizabeth Turro gives an introduction on U.S. foreign policy under Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. She talks about Roosevelt's “big stick” policy, the map and image of “speak softly and carry a big stick”, the Panama Canal, Roosevelt Corollary, Latin Americans' reactions, how U.S. pursues interests in China and the spheres of influence. She also explains how Chinese response to imperialism, how Hay reaffirms the Open Door Policy, the tensions between U.S. and how Japan rises. The other key points she mentioned are Anti-Asian backlash in the U.S., Taft's dollar diplomacy, how Woodrow Wilson shifts the foreign policy and the U.S. and Mexican revolution. Last but not least, she explains U.S. punitive expedition, how the tension were brewing in Europe, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente and the international efforts for peace.
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