Social Sciences and History / Unit 2 SSH 0116 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Roosevelt Corollary and Dollar Diplomacy
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The idea
The Roosevelt Corollary declared that the United States would police chronic wrongdoing in Latin America. The big stick relied on the threat of force more than its use; Taft's dollar diplomacy used economic power instead.
In practice
Central American debts paid with American dollars, troops behind them.
Where people slip
Taft's efforts in Asia alienated Japan, a tension the anchor traces to the Second World War.
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