United States’ involvement and interventions

Panama, Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Spot six differences between the two drawings

What is an appropriate title for this cartoon?Which US president does this picture depict? Examine the details of this picture and use these to comment on the behaviour and attitude of the US government towards the Caribbean 1898 to 1935

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Theodore Roosevelt Big Stick Policy

“Roosevelt's approach : Batter them down with firepower or the threat thereof. Termed from Roosevelt's quote "Speak softly and carry a big stick". This was Roosevelt's way of saying peacefully negotiate with a country but at the same time have a big weapon behind you so that the negotiating country understands that if they don't agree to the negotiations you can kill them.”From students like yourselves found at http://ibhistory.wikidot.com/foreign-policy-in-la#toc13

William Howard Taft: Dollar Diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson-invasion of Haiti, DRWarren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge—began the move away from

interventionismHerbert Hoover—continued the move

towards...

Franklyn Delano Roosevelt: Good Neighbour Policy

Video linkshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU5l4yQCp

MM Spanish American War.

PBS documentary “The Panama Canal” http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/panama/player see chapter 2.

Occupation of Haiti. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1tasIBPgro

Panama, Haiti and the Dominican RepublicThe factors:What the US didReasons for actionsEconomic, political and cultural

consequences (benefits and negative consequences) decide if eachwas a benefit to the territory

PanamaWhat policy was used by the USA

The Big Stick policyWho was the US president involved

Theodore Roosevelt was the president at that timeReasons for the US’ involvement

Desire to build a canal enabling passage of ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific

This would benefit the American commercial and business enterprises

It would also benefit US defenceColumbia was unwilling to give the land to the US. The

US wanted to have more control than Columbia would give.

Panama part IIWhat happened?

Panamanians who wanted independence staged a successful revolt, helped by the USA and the French.

The US recognised Panama as an independent country and then was able sign a treaty which gave the USA

What were the consequences of the US intervention?Panama lost sovereignty of the Canal Zone to

the USA Caused resentment, nationalist feelings arose over

this issue.US benefited economically, strategically

(defence wise)and politically.

HaitiThe factors—the situation in Haiti at the timeWhat the US didReasons for actionsEconomic, political and cultural

consequences (benefits and negative consequences) decide if this was a benefit to

Dominican RepublicThe factors—the situation in the DR e.g.What the US didReasons for actionsEconomic, political and cultural

consequences (benefits and negative consequences) decide if this was a benefit to