In an attempt to avoid armed intervention, Taft's strategy involving U.S. banks was called
A. gunboat diplomacy.
B. dollar diplomacy.
C. peace through strength diplomacy.
D. the Open Door policy.
Answer: B
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A) Richard Nixon B) Gerald Ford C) Jimmy Carter D) George Herbert Walker Bush
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a. ordered the destruction of the town in retaliation for the townspeople's disloyalty. b. lost fewer men than the Union did. c. was uncharacteristically hesitant in engaging in battle. d. was drunk in his tent during the battle. e. had come to believe in the invincibility of his army.
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