What was an unintended consequence of William Howard Taft's use of dollar diplomacy in U. S. relations with Latin America?

A.

It caused Latin American countries to increasingly resent U. S. interference in their affairs.

B.

It caused the U. S. to focus on Latin America instead of pursuing its foreign policy goals in Asia.

C.

It caused military conflicts with European countries who also had economic interests in Latin America.

D.

It caused damage to the U. S. economy by encouraging overinvestment in unstable Latin American countries.

Option A, It caused Latin American countries to increasingly resent U. S. interference in their affairs, is the right answer.

Explanation:

At the time, when William Howard Taft the president of the United States in the year 1909 he adopted the foreign policy of the former president, Roosevelt. The very adopted policy came to be known as the "Dollar Diplomacy".

Taft declared his choice to "substitute dollars for bullets" in an attempt to practice foreign policy to acquire businesses and opportunities for the businessmen of America. Not unlike Roosevelt's intimidation of oppression, Taft employed the intimidation of American economic clout to compel nations into contracts to serve the United States.

However, an unintended consequence of the policy of "Dollar Diplomacy" concerning Latin America can be seen in the very fact that it caused Latin American countries to frequently begrudge U. S. intervention in their activities.