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Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Wilson's Attempts to Blend Diplomacy with Morality
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Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Wilson's Attempts to Blend Diplomacy with Morality

Woodrow Wilson's view of America's role in the Western Hemisphere differs somewhat from both Roosevelt and Taft. Although the U.S. does become involved in some skirmishes in Mexico, Wilson also tries to initiate talks among nations about major issue...

Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Panama Canal, The
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Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Panama Canal, The

The United States' new sense of itself as world power is evidenced by its plan to build a canal across a narrow stretch of land in Central America. When Roosevelt's Secretary of State John Hay is unsuccessful in his attempts to negotiate a canal tre...

Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
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Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Taft's Dollar Diplomacy

As president, Taft's main foreign policy interest is extending American investments into less-developed regions, a strategy known as "dollar diplomacy." Custom receiverships are set up in the Caribbean to create a stable environment for canal. But i...