The sale of these colonial offices ultimately led to all but one of the following:

a. a reduction in the military cost of protecting Spain’s New World possessions
b. a decline in the competence level of office holders
c. the emergence of a Creole elite able to bend the Spanish administration increasingly to its will
d. the decentralization of the decision-making processes


a. a reduction in the military cost of protecting Spain’s New World possessions

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Taft's policy of "dollar diplomacy" __________

A) promoted American financial and business interests abroad B) was aimed, primarily, at helping underdeveloped countries C) resulted in less American influence in Latin America D) had little influence on American national security interests E) helped establish the prestige of the United States in Asia

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