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How was Taft's foreign policy different from Roosevelt's foreign policy?

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The foreign policy of William Howard Taft was largely a continuation of Theodore Roosevelt's, particularly as it related to Latin America. Both presidents advocated an active, even interventionist foreign policy, an approach often called "big stick" diplomacy under Roosevelt.

Verizon [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

Theodore Roosevelt used the "big stick diplomacy" and William Taft used the "dollar diplomacy".

Explanation:

Although both Roosevelt, and Taft agreed on foreign affairs, they used different policies.

The Big Stick policy of Theodore Roosevelt consisted in negotiating with Latin American countries to pay their debts with European nations, so that the continent wouldn't be invaded by European nations, he used the "speak softly, and carry a big stick" diplomacy, as a way of saying that he would intervene in Latin American countries if they didn't pay their debts. On the other hand, its successor William Taft, applied the dollar diplomacy, which consisted in encouraging US bankers and business to invest in Latin American countries, as well as Far East countries. Taft also payed the European debts American countries had, so that American countries would be in debt with the United States, eliminating the thread of European invasion, he used the army only as a thread if Latin American countries refused to accept. (Such was the case of Nicaragua).

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