Taft tried to progress but was generally unsuccessful. The United States were involved in Latin America because of diplomacy, which is what Taft was trying to push through. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries were in continuous revolutions and political disputes. The United States was so close to these countries that we felt that it was necessary to become involved, which meant exerting power in these countries. This hurt our relations with these countries. When relations are bad, trading is bad. So overall Taft may have wanted to implement more ways to make foreign policy better but was not successful. Taft created a program that worked towards seeking commercial advantages in Central America. There was some bad tension from Roosevelt’s previous military interventions in Panama and Santo Domingo. Taft did nothing to help resolve this conflict and made no change overall. There were many problems the United States and nations to the South, which led to a Pan-American Conference. The goal of the conference was to find ways to limit U.S. commercial penetration, influence, and intervention. Taft sent 2,000 troops to the Mexican border in order to be able to intervene and protect the U.S. investments. Taft backed off when Congress was not on board, leaving the situation in Mexico for others to
Taft tried to progress but was generally unsuccessful. The United States were involved in Latin America because of diplomacy, which is what Taft was trying to push through. Many Caribbean and Latin American countries were in continuous revolutions and political disputes. The United States was so close to these countries that we felt that it was necessary to become involved, which meant exerting power in these countries. This hurt our relations with these countries. When relations are bad, trading is bad. So overall Taft may have wanted to implement more ways to make foreign policy better but was not successful. Taft created a program that worked towards seeking commercial advantages in Central America. There was some bad tension from Roosevelt’s previous military interventions in Panama and Santo Domingo. Taft did nothing to help resolve this conflict and made no change overall. There were many problems the United States and nations to the South, which led to a Pan-American Conference. The goal of the conference was to find ways to limit U.S. commercial penetration, influence, and intervention. Taft sent 2,000 troops to the Mexican border in order to be able to intervene and protect the U.S. investments. Taft backed off when Congress was not on board, leaving the situation in Mexico for others to