THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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He chose to intervene in several Latin American revolutions
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He refused to engage the U.S. military in Latin American affairs.
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He advocated a healthy military presence in the Caribbean.
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He encouraged the use of force to solve Latin American conflicts.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Latin Americans did not look upon the corollary favorably. They resented U.S. involvement as Yankee imperialism, and animosity against their large neighbor to the North grew dramatically.
Detailed explanation-2: -Latin America As president, Hoover largely made good on his pledge made prior to assuming office not to interfere in Latin America’s internal affairs. In 1930, he released the Clark Memorandum, a rejection of the Roosevelt Corollary and a move towards non-interventionism in Latin America.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.