AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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uses talking as a means of settling things
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uses kidnapping as a means of negotiation
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shows off its’ military might to intimidate
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uses only bombs and never soldiers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The idea is negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong. Simultaneously threatening with the “big stick", or the military, ties in heavily with the idea of Realpolitik, which implies a pursuit of political power that resembles Machiavellian ideals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Big Stick policy, in American history, policy popularized and named by Theodore Roosevelt that asserted U.S. domination when such dominance was considered the moral imperative.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Big Stick Diplomacy’s main way to achieve its goals was by military force. The Dollar Diplomacy used American businesses and money to imperialize. The Moral Diplomacy wanted to build relationships with Latin America, and did not want anything to do with taking land by conquest.