In What Way Was President Taft's Foreign Policy Strategy of Business

question 9

Multiple Choice

In what way was President Taft's foreign policy strategy of business investment in the Western Hemisphere unsuccessful?

• A) Taft still had to send in the navy and Marines to intervene in the political affairs of several Latin American nations.
• B) Dollar diplomacy failed to fund railroads, mining, and agricultural projects in Central America.
• C) Taft was unable to prevent the military coup that overthrew Mexican president Vicente Carranza.
• D) The United Fruit Company went bankrupt after losing its extensive land holdings in Central America and the Caribbean.

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