Compare and contrast the foreign policies of two of the following four presidents: William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A good answer will include a comparison of the following:
1. William McKinley moved into the Caribbean with the Spanish American War.
2. McKinley also moved into Asia with the start of the Philippine-American War.
3. Theodore Roosevelt announced the Roosevelt Corollary, which allowed the United States to intervene in the Caribbean.
4. Roosevelt also encouraged the independence of Panama in order to build and retain control of the Panama Canal.
5. William Howard Taft used "dollar diplomacy" – government action to encourage private American investments in Latin America, promote development and stability, and earn profits for American bankers.
6. Taft also sent troops into Nicaragua to aid a revolution fomented by an American mining company.
7. Woodrow Wilson was moralistic and intervened in a wide variety of places including Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
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