Three Presidents During Progressive Era. New Foreign Policy After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. emerged as a world power. In order to connect the.

Three Presidents During Progressive Era

New Foreign Policy• After the Spanish-American War, the U.S. emerged as

a world power.• In order to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,

the U.S. decided to build a ______ in Central America. This would make global shipping ________________.

• One problem: Panama was owned by _________ and they refused to give it up.

• Solution: U.S. ____________, captured Panama, and declared it an ____________ state.

• In return, Panama signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty that ________________________________ ___________; Panamanians received $___________.

The Panama Canal• The building started in November _______ and

finished in ______; six months ahead of schedule and $23 million ________________.

• Pro-Canal: vital to ________________ and ____________

• Anti-Canal: gained control of Panama _______, left bitter relationship between _____________ and the U.S.

• What do YOU think? Was the end result worth the bad relations with Latin America?

Roosevelt’s Foreign Policy• “_____________________________________

____________________________.”

• Central point: The U.S. government would __________ to prevent ___________ from other powers.

• Caused a lot of U.S. interventions in _______ _____________.

• To keep an open door trading policy with China he mediated a _____________ between China, Russia and Japan. This won him a _________ ______________________.

Roosevelt’s Business Policies• ___________________:

prohibit monopolies

• Bureau of Corporations: investigates __________ ______________

• Settled strikes between _______ and _________

• Meat Inspection Act: outlawed ___________ ________ and dangerous preservatives

Roosevelt’s Environmental Policies

• Conserve _______ for recreational use

• Created ________ ______________

• Set aside 194 million acres for ____________ and nature preserves

Theodore Roosevelt

"Optimism is a good characteristic, but if carried to an excess, it becomes foolishness. We are prone to speak of the resources of this country as inexhaustible; this is not so."Seventh Annual Message to Congress, December 3, 1907

Taft’s Progressive Policies• “______________”: extend business interests

in Latin America and East Asia instead of ____

• Brought twice as many suits against _________ as Roosevelt did

• First federal ________

• Federal _____________.

Wilson’s Progressive Policies• Reduced ____________

• ________________________: stop unexpected economic downturns

• __________________: punished violators of antitrust laws

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC): stop unfair ______ and __________________

• Protecting Workers: _____________ for injuries