Monroe Doctrine and Corollary · US History

Which U.S. President is responsible for the 'Dollar Diplomacy' that expanded on the interventionist ideas of the Roosevelt Corollary?

  1. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
  2. Herbert Hoover
  3. William Howard Taft
  4. James Madison
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Correct answer: William Howard Taft

Taft’s policy focused on 'substituting dollars for bullets.' He encouraged American banks to take over the debts of Latin American countries, thereby increasing U.S. leverage and further excluding European influence.

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