USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Monroe Doctrine had been sought to prevent European intervention in the Western Hemisphere, but now the Roosevelt Corollary justified American intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -While the Monroe Doctrine said European countries should stay out of Latin America, the Roosevelt Corollary took this further to say the United States had the right to exercise military force in Latin American countries to keep European countries out.

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-4: -”’ Over the long term the corollary had little to do with relations between the Western Hemisphere and Europe, but it did serve as justification for U.S. intervention in Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anti-Imperialists criticized the president for moving from a defensive policy opposing foreign intervention to a positive declaration authorizing military action. Latin American leaders, especially Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis María Drago, also criticized the Roosevelt Corollary.