AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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to prevent European powers from becoming directly involved in affairs of the Western Hemisphere
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to allow the United States to “assist” countries in the area that demonstrated economic or political instability
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to allow the United States to remove “unfriendly governments” in the Western Hemisphere
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the history of United States foreign policy, the Roosevelt Corollary was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by President Theodore Roosevelt in his State of the Union address in 1904 after the Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Roosevelt Corollary was an important addition to the Monroe Doctrine because it sent a message to European and Latin American nations. It stated that the U.S. would not tolerate European interference in the region and that the U.S. would police the area to maintain stability.