Big Stick- We didn't want Europe coming over to the US.
Dollar Diplomacy- President Taft- Using the US government to guarantee loans to foreign countries by US banks and businesses. They substituting dollars for bullets. Many US banks were in control of businesses in Latin America.
President Woodrow Wilson- Wilson's ethical and religious beliefs also influenced his foreign policy. He practiced a lot of missionary diplomacy.
Pancho Villa- Mexican Expedition 1916-1917- Villa was a pro-American at first but soon changed after president Carranza asked US to control Mexican names. By 1917, both sides backed down because of WWI.
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