Which of the Following Statements Characterizes President Taft's Foreign Policy

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements characterizes President Taft's foreign policy in Asia?

• A) Unlike Roosevelt,Taft believed that the United States had no place in Asia.
• B) He supported Japan's right to fund and supervise railroad construction in China.
• C) Taft reversed Roosevelt's approaches to both China and Japan.
• D) He disregarded Asia,believing that Europe and the United States should be dominant.

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