He wanted more land for America
It was because Adolf Hitler was in charge of Germany at that time and wanted to conquer many countries
I’m sorry if I get this wrong but James K. Polk
President Taft's use of "Dollar Diplomacy" in Nicaragua and China showed that American foreign policy was mainly a means of promoting the United States' commercial interest and economic power abroad. Through the "Dollar Diplomacy", policy loans were guaranteed to strategically important foreign countries such as Nicaragua and China.