USA HISTORY

“. . . But, today, we are raising more than we can consume, making more than we can use. Therefore we must find new markets for our produce.”-“The March of the Flag, “ Senator Albert Beveridge, 1898. Which statement supports the concern in this excerpt?

(A) ** Economic expansion is needed to keep the industrial market growing.

(B) Commercial agriculture is unable to meet the demands of the global market.

(C) Rapid industrialization causes economic markets to expand too quickly.

(D) Increased inflation causes instability in foreign economic markets.

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.

Concept note-2: -Pres. Theodore Roosevelt added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904, which stated that in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the United States could intervene in that country’s internal affairs.

Concept note-3: -Roosevelt Corollary, foreign policy declaration by U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in 1904–05 stating that, in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the United States could intervene in that country’s internal affairs.

Concept note-4: -Q. What did the Roosevelt Corollary, articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his 1904 State of the Union address, add to the Monroe Doctrine? It added that the United States must approve any treaty in Latin America. It added that the United States would use military force to enforce the doctrine.