Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question
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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, announced in 1904, most directly

A.declared that the United States would intervene in Latin American nations to prevent European intervention
B.committed the United States to join the League of Nations
C.ended American involvement in the Caribbean
D.recognized the independence of the Philippines

Explanation

Core Concept

The corollary responded to a debt crisis in the Dominican Republic, where Roosevelt feared European creditors would use force to collect. It asserted a right of American intervention that the original Monroe Doctrine had not claimed.

Correct Answer

Adeclared that the United States would intervene in Latin American nations to prevent European intervention

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