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The Introduction

Lesson I: Theodore Roosevelt & the New Manifest Destiny
Lesson II: Theodore Roosevelt and the Navy
Lesson III: Theodore Roosevelt: Strategic Thinker & Statesman


Objectives To examine and evaluate President Theodore Roosevelt's enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine through video clips and primary documents. Before Viewing C-SPAN Have students research the Monroe Doctrine. What did the Monroe Doctrine set out to establish? Did President Roosevelt agree with the Monroe Doctrine? How did he feel about imperialism? What were his views on manifest destiny?
View C-SPAN Clip Writings of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt and foreign policy. Access complete video from C-SPAN's American Writers of Theodore Roosevelt and Writings of Theodore Roosevelt.
After Viewing C-SPAN According to historian H.W. Brands, what was the "cowboy" effect on President Roosevelt's foreign policy? How did Theodore Roosevelt's belief that the presidency was the "chief steward of government" influence his foreign policy?
View C-SPAN Clip Kathleen Dalton, Author, Theodore Roosevelt - From the Forum "Theodore Roosevelt Across Generations."
After Viewing C-SPAN What criticism does historian Kathleen Dalton make about Theodore Roosevelt's book, The Winning of the West? How might Theodore Roosevelt's racial ideology have affected his enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine?
Excerpt of The Roosevelt Corrollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904) Entire text
After Reading What misconception regarding the United States does President Theodore Roosevelt address? What criteria does President Theodore Roosevelt believe justifies exercising "international police power"? Why does President Roosevelt believe that United States intervention will benefit the nations of the Western Hemisphere?
Excerpt of State of the Union (1905) Entire text
After Reading How did the situation with Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) challenge the Monroe Doctrine? What caused some in Santo Domingo to appeal for help from the United States? What steps did Theodore Roosevelt decide to take in responding to the problems in Santo Domingo? According to President Roosevelt, what are the benefits inherent in his plan concerning United States intervention?
Excerpt from State of the Union (1906) Entire text
After Reading How does Theodore Roosevelt utilize the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervention in Cuba? Why does President Roosevelt feel intervention in Cuba is necessary? According to President Roosevelt, what was the goal of U.S. intervention in Cuba? Research the Platt Amendment. What impact did history have on the decision to intervene in 1905?
Cartoons about President Roosevelt's foreign policies.
After Reading What criticism is the cartoonist making about President Roosevelt's foreign policy?

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