Question

Which of the following best states what Theodore Roosevelt believed about U.S. foreign policy in the Americas? Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)
Responses

The U.S. should help Latin America solve all of its problems.

The U.S. should help Latin America solve all of its problems.

The U.S. should spread democracy throughout Latin America.

The U.S. should spread democracy throughout Latin America.

The U.S. should police Latin America and had the right to do so.

The U.S. should police Latin America and had the right to do so.

The U.S. should protect Latin America from Europe by occupying it.

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- The U.S. should police Latin America and had the right to do so.
- The U.S. should protect Latin America from Europe by occupying it.

Reason: Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine asserted the U.S. would act as an international police power in the Western Hemisphere, intervening (including military intervention/occupation when he thought necessary) to prevent European interference.