Contrast the foreign policies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. Drag each policy to the correct president.

Question

(2 points)
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
* invest in foreign economies
= act based on moral imperatives
:: Intervene with military force

Answer 1

Here’s how the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson can be contrasted and matched to their respective approaches:

Theodore Roosevelt:

• Intervene with military force
  (Roosevelt is known for his "Big Stick" diplomacy, which implied that the U.S. should use military power to achieve its foreign policy goals.)

William Howard Taft:

• Invest in foreign economies
  (Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy" encouraged American businesses to invest in foreign economies and aimed to use economic power to achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives.)

Woodrow Wilson:

• Act based on moral imperatives
  (Wilson's foreign policy was driven by his idealism, emphasizing democracy and moral principles in international relations, often referred to as "Moral Diplomacy.")

So your final matches would be:

• Theodore Roosevelt -> Intervene with military force
• William Howard Taft -> Invest in foreign economies
• Woodrow Wilson -> Act based on moral imperatives