WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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The United States should reduce its involvement in Latin American affairs.
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The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the affairs of Latin American nations.
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Latin American nations should form an organization to help them achieve political and economic stability.
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The United States should give large amounts of financial aid to help the poor of Latin America.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy position toward Latin America in the early 1900’s? The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the affairs of Latin American nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -For the administration as a whole see Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America where he began construction of the Panama Canal. He modernized the U.S. Army and expanded the Navy. He sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to project American naval power.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1904, President Theodore Rooseveltchanged the Monroe Doctrine through his “Roosevelt Corollary.” Roosevelt and other prominent Americans were concerned that European creditor nations would use the unpaid debt of the Latin American states to gain political control over them.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.