<p>wow that sounds like fun...hey at least you know your essay topics beforehand. my test is on WWII...we're so far behind...so much to cover this week</p>
<p>Dollar Diplomacy...can't remember which president, but it was around (or little bit after) the turn of the century...something about pushing people around with US investments in foreign countries</p>
<p>William taft believed that financial investment in china and central america woul dlead to greater stability there and promote US business interests too: Major obstavcle: Anti imperialist sentiment ... we also intervened in nicaragua to protect american investments when there was a civil war</p>