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Roosevelt Corollary, foreign policy declaration by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904–05 stating that, in cases of flagrant and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin American country, the United States could intervene in that country’s internal affairs.
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Roosevelt Corollary. Political cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt using the Monroe Doctrine to keep European powers out of the Dominican Republic.
Feb 8, 2022 · Learn how President Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine to justify U.S. intervention in Latin America in his annual messages to Congress in 1904 and 1905. Read the full text of his corollary and its historical context on the National Archives website.
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May 5, 2022 · Learn how Theodore Roosevelt expanded the U.S. role in Latin America and the world with his foreign policy of \"speak softly and carry a big stick\". The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stated that the U.S. had a responsibility to protect countries in the Americas from recolonization by Europe.
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Learn how President Theodore Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine to assert U.S. influence and intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean. The corollary was based on the idea of \"international police power\" and was used in several cases of \"wrongdoing or impotence\".
Convinced that all of Latin America was vulnerable to European attack, President Roosevelt dusted off the Monroe Doctrine and added his own corollary. While the Monroe Doctrine blocked further expansion of Europe in the Western Hemisphere, the Roosevelt Corollary went one step further.
The Roosevelt Corollary. Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 ; Monroe doctrine. In his annual message to Congress on December 6, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt made a significant addition to the Monroe Doctrine affecting America’s foreign policy.
