(A) ** Be prepared for confrontation
(B) Use big sticks to annex countries
(C) Teddy Roosevelt did not say this
(D) Be nice to all countries that are annexed
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The idea is negotiating peacefully but also having strength in case things go wrong. Simultaneously threatening with the “big stick", or the military, ties in heavily with the idea of Realpolitik, which implies a pursuit of political power that resembles Machiavellian ideals.