(A) Square Deal
(B) Yellow Journalism
(C) New Frontier
(D) ** Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -On September 2, 1901, Teddy Roosevelt used the phrase “speak softly, and carry a big stick” to describe his foreign policy. Big Stick diplomacy defined his presidency.
Concept note-2: -President Theodore Roosevelt’s assertive approach to Latin America and the Caribbean has often been characterized as the “Big Stick, ” and his policy came to be known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
Concept note-3: -The complete wording is: “Speak softly and carry a big stick-you will go far.” The full phrase indicates that success is likely to result when you take a nicer approach even when everyone involved knows that you have a more forceful option at your disposal.
Concept note-4: -The most spectacular of Roosevelt’s foreign policy initiatives was the establishment of the Panama Canal. For years, U.S. naval leaders had dreamed of building a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through Central America.