USA HISTORY

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was used by the United States to

(A) settle a dispute between Russia and Japan

(B) ** act as a police power in the Western Hemisphere

(C) expand its colonial empire in Africa

(D) isolate itself from European conflicts

Concept note-1: -The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries.