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

Answer 1

- 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.

(These reflect Roosevelt’s Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine — asserting U.S. policing/intervention rights in the hemisphere to prevent European intervention.)