(A) Help US allies increase readiness of armed forces
(B) Raise living standards of people in poverty-stricken countries
(C) Support development of democracies in Central America
(D) ** Create stability abroad for benefit of US commercial interests
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Concept note-1: -President Taft was more committed to the expansion of U.S. foreign trade than was Roosevelt. He pursued a program, known as “dollar diplomacy, ” designed to encourage U.S. investments in South and Central American, the Caribbean, and the Far East.