Accommodated: Big Stick Diplomacy

Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy

As president, Teddy Roosevelt said "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

He meant that he wanted to be polite to other countries but also wanted to have a powerful military.

Multiple Choice

Which is correct about "Speak softly and carry a big stick"?

• be polite but have also have strength

• be mean but also have strength

• whisper and buy a baseball bat

Roosevelt Corollary

Roosevelt believed that the U.S. had the right to get involved in the business of other countries in Latin America.

For example, Roosevelt sent a warship to help Panama win their freedom from Columbia.

Multiple Choice

True of False: Roosevelt did not believe the U.S. had the right to get involved in the business of Latin American countries.

• True

• False

Panama Canal

The U.S. wanted to build a canal through Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

The canal would make ship travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans shorter.

In 1904, the U.S. began building the canal and finished it in 1914.

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. want to build the Panama Canal?

• to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

• to connect the North and South Poles

• to be able to travel to Superman's Fortress of Solitude

The Great White Fleet

In 1907, Roosevelt sent several war ships around the world.

The reason for the trip was to:

1. show our powerful navy

2. develop relationships with other countries

3. help people

Multiple Choice

Which is one reason why Roosevelt sent the Great White Fleet on a trip around the world?

• collect sea shells

• show our powerful navy

• chill out on the beach