USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick” refers to what?
A
Wilson’s foreign diplomatic policy
B
Taft’s diplomacy
C
Theodore Roosevelt’s “Big Stick” diplomacy
D
All of these
Explanation: 

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.

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