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  2. Dollar diplomacy - Wikipedia

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    Dollar diplomacy of the United States, particularly during the presidency of William Howard Taft (1909–1913) was a form of American foreign policy to minimize the use or threat of military force and instead further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through the use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries. [1]

  3. History of U.S. foreign policy, 1897–1913 - Wikipedia

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    Taft and Secretary of State Knox instituted a policy of Dollar Diplomacy towards Latin America, believing U.S. investment would benefit all involved and minimize European influence in the area. Although exports rose sharply during Taft's administration, his Dollar Diplomacy policy was unpopular among Latin American states that did not wish to ...

  4. List of executive actions by William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    Amending EO 574, Regarding Rules and Regulations for Army and Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs, Arkansas September 1, 1911 361 1408: Amending Civil Service Rules Regarding Exceptions from Examination for Commercial Agents September 4, 1911 362 1409: Establishing the Postal Savings System in the Canal Zone September 8, 1911 363 1410

  5. Presidency of William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    Taft and Secretary of State Knox instituted a policy of Dollar Diplomacy towards Latin America, believing U.S. investment would benefit all involved and minimize European influence in the area. Although exports rose sharply during Taft's administration, his Dollar Diplomacy policy was unpopular among Latin American states that did not wish to ...

  6. Latin America–United States relations - Wikipedia

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    From 1909 to 1913, President William Howard Taft and Secretary of State Philander C. Knox followed a foreign policy characterized as "dollar diplomacy." Taft shared the view held by Knox (a corporate lawyer who had founded the giant conglomerate U.S. Steel) that the goal of diplomacy should be to create stability abroad and, through this ...

  7. Executive Orders Signed By Donald Trump - The Huffington Post

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    Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the Waters of the United States Rule. Instructs the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to review and reconsider an Obama-era clean water rule that clarifies which waterways should be protected under the Clean Water Act. Read Order Read article

  8. 1912 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    The 1912 State of the Union Address was given on Tuesday, December 3, 1912. It was written by William H. Taft, the 27th president of the United States.He stated, "The position of the United States in the moral, intellectual, and material relations of the family of nations should be a matter of vital interest to every patriotic citizen."

  9. United States occupation of Nicaragua - Wikipedia

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    By 1912 the ongoing political conflict in Nicaragua between the liberal and conservative factions had deteriorated to the point that U.S. investments under President Taft's Dollar Diplomacy including substantial loans to the fragile coalition government of conservative President Juan José Estrada were in jeopardy.