HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.
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Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
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Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.
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Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
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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: -Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Convinced that all of Latin America was vulnerable to European attack, President Roosevelt dusted off the Monroe Doctrine and added his own corollary. While the Monroe Doctrine blocked further expansion of Europe in the Western Hemisphere, the Roosevelt Corollary went one step further.