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Praxis II Citizenship

Category - US History

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How did the Roosevelt Corollary change the nature of U.S. foreign policy as it existed under the Monroe Doctrine?
  1. The Roosevelt Corollary stated that the United States had the right to make any Latin American nation a protectorate.
  2. The Roosevelt Corollary allowed for the U.S. use of military force.
  3. The Roosevelt Corollary declared that all trade deals between European and Latin American nations had to receive U.S. approval to be recognized as legitimate.
  4. The Roosevelt Corollary stipulated that European nations had to petition for the right to even enter the Western Hemisphere.
Explanation
Answer: B - The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine elaborated on U.S. foreign policy, as it was under the Monroe Doctrine, by allowing for the U.S. use of military force. The Monroe Doctrine only established the United States’ self-declared legal right to regulate non-Western conduct in the hemisphere, but the Roosevelt Corollary provided for the use of militaristic action to ensure it maintained control of the region. It was the foundation of Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy, which became known as “big stick diplomacy.”
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