(A) ** An aggressive foreign policy would halt European influence over nations in the Caribbean.
(B) The US should seize control of resources available in Caribbean nations for national business interests.
(C) That a strong military presence in the Caribbean would prevent an attack by a Latin American nation.
(D) That the US had a moral responsibility to provide protection through annexing of Caribbean nations.
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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".
Concept note-2: -To preclude European intervention, in December the Roosevelt Corollary asserted a right of the United States to intervene in order to “stabilize” the economic affairs of small states in the Caribbean and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts.