Question

Moral Diplomacy was best illustrated by

(A) Woodrow Wilson’s use of the military in Nicaragua and Haiti
(B) William Taft’s urging of U.S. banks to refi nance Haiti’s national debt
(C) Woodrow Wilson’s response to the Tampico Incident
(D) the United States’ refusal to recognize the government of Victoriano
Huerta
(E) Herbert Hoover’s removal of troops from Nicaragua

Answer 1

Moral Diplomacy was best illustrated by "(D) the United States’ refusal to recognize the government of Victoriano Huerta," since it was believed that doing so would lead to the subjugation of the entire population to despotism.