HST 210 Lecture Notes - Central Powers, Archduke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria, War Industries Board

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Lecture #8 the progressive party and wwi. Roosevelt"s friend: roosevelt declares he wouldn"t run again so he chose his friend t run. Continues to bust trusts, including standard oil and pursue progressive reforms: supports conservation. Tried to promote american interests without bombastic rhetoric. Dollar diplomacy- advocates substituting bullets and force with business investment to increase american influence in latin america and promote economic stability in the region. By 1913, half of america"s foreign investments were in latin america (united fruit. Company): ufc owned close to 200,00 acres of land in the caribbean, because they have the money to build infrastructure/railway. Dollar diplomacy increases us power in latin america (and on occasion necessitates military intervention) Taft and roosevelt have a falling out and tr unsuccessfully challenges taft for the. Republican nomination in 1912: teddy thinks taft is being too hard on corporations. When roosevelt loses, he bolts the republican party and forms an independent party: the progressive party (bull moose party)

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