(A) Roosevelt’s desire to withdraw from international affairs
(B) McKinley’s desire to stay out of Cuba
(C) ** Roosevelt’s foreign policy of words backed up by military power
(D) McKinley’s policy of expansionism
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Concept note-1: -Big stick ideology, big stick diplomacy, or big stick policy refers to President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy, “speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far".