Mexico , China , Honduras and Nicaragua . Some of his policies , though controversial , dealt with how he ``could assert U .S . influence in foreign lands through investment and trade (William Howard Taft . A closer look at his time in office shows a man whose presidency was shaped by the Progressive era , despite Taft 's own conservativeness . William Howard Taft 's approach to foreign policy was revolutionary for its time . While Roosevelt had sough to ``bend weaker nations to his will ' through the...











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