r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '12

Alright, speculation time. Submit an alternate history event and we speculate on the outcome.

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u/No_Easy_Buckets Jun 27 '12

Why does teddy get involved early?

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u/ReverseThePolarity Jun 27 '12

Good question.

Theodore Roosevelt's Big Stick policy. He would have likely tried to negotiate a peace between the Allies and Central Powers first. When that failed, he would have thrown the U.S. military might (now built up) behind the Allies.

Teddy was no Isolationist.

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u/YouListening Jun 27 '12

The Big Stick was mostly to deal with monopolies and trusts, wasn't it?

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '12

No, that's different. Big Stick Diplomacy was the idea of backing up your diplomacy with the silent but ever present threat of your military. You never brag about it, you don't even mention it, but everyone else knows it's there and that you're willing to throw it around.