Yesterday, we analyzed the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine prevented European nations from setting up colonies in the Western Hemisphere. If a European nation tried to recolonize, the United States would interpret this as an act of war. President Teddy Roosevelt then created the Roosevelt Corollary, which allowed the United States to enter countries in the Western Hemisphere to guarantee that debts to Europe would be paid, using military force if necessary. We put the corollary into our own words. Basically, the corollary stated that the United States would support and help developing Western nations, but only if they agreed to the American influence that was being forced upon them. I believe the Roosevelt Corollary was a negative policy for other nations because they were forced to have the United States Marine Corps within their countries and submit to American policies, rather than develop their own systems.
Today, we reviewed what we learned about the Roosevelt Corollary and shared our summaries of the document. We all agreed that the corollary was a way for the government to justify United States influence and presence in other countries. We then began to discuss Dollar Diplomacy, a policy implemented by President Taft that involved investing in other countries to gain access to natural resources. After learning about United States diplomacy policies, I believe the United States only had selfish interests based on money and power.
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