USA HISTORY

Theodore Roosevelt instituted “Big Stick Diplomacy.” One example of this was:

(A) ** The building of the Panama Canal

(B) The sinking of the Lusitania

(C) The building of the Erie Canal

(D) The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

Concept note-1: -The Great White Fleet, a group of American warships that toured the world in a show of peaceful strength, is the leading example of Big Stick diplomacy during Roosevelt’s presidency.

Concept note-2: -President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal-a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Concept note-3: -Roosevelt’s “big stick diplomacy” signified that the U.S. would negotiate peacefully but maintain strength to exert when needed.

Concept note-4: -Roosevelt’s first noted public use of the phrase occurred when he advocated before the U.S. Congress increasing naval preparation to support the nation’s diplomatic objectives.