oppose business consolidation, and urge the government to break up giant corporations. On the other hand, Roosevelt believed in higher taxes, consider business consolidation acceptable, urging giant corporations to be permitted, but only with government regulations.Always present was the U.S. involvement in Foreign Affairs. Wilsons missionary diplomacy was meant to teach Latin American countries about democracy, constitutionalism, and the process of a government based upon a system of laws. Instead of providing long-term stability, the result was lengthy occupations of the counties by American military forces. World War 1 was a time when the presidents differed greatly. Wilson didnt want to go to war, but Roosevelt wanted to be involved. He wanted to fight for what the U.S. believed in. He also thought that the war would be an economic boost and bring glory to the U.S. Wilson, on the other hand, went to war to help people, though he tried to keep us out of it as long as possible.Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt had a lot of the same beliefs to what they wanted as an end result when it came to empowerment of the people and reform. When they were faced with foreign Affairs both acted very differently. Wilson wanted to do what was right for everyone, but Roosevelt wanted power for the U.S. Both men in their own way helped the United States become what it is today, a strong and important world power. ...
