Question

This quotation is from Theodore Roosevelt's annual message to Congress in 1905: "Chronic wrongdoing . . . may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly . . . to the exercise of an international police power."
Source: http://ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=56


Which statement summarizes Roosevelt's stance on foreign policy in this quotation?


A. U.S. intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere is justified when necessary.

B. U.S. intervention in the Western Hemisphere, as well as European nations, is prohibited.

C. An international police force must be established to intervene in the Western Hemisphere when necessary.

D. The Monroe Doctrine is reversed, which allows European intervention in the Western Hemisphere when necessary.

Answer 1

. U.S. intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere is justified when necessary.

The new policy that called for the USA intervention in  Latin American nations to instill order, and especially credit defaulting is called the Roosevelt corollary, otherwise an addition to the Monroe doctrine.

Answer 2

Answer: U.S. intervention throughout the Western Hemisphere is justified when necessary.