Theodore Roosevelt's corollary to the Monroe Doctrine justified American use of military power to protect which region from European intervention?

• A. Latin America
• B. Africa
• C. Asia
• D. Europe

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is how the Roosevelt Corollary expanded the Monroe Doctrine by declaring that the United States could use military power to keep European powers from intervening in Latin America and to maintain stability in the Western Hemisphere. It built on the original doctrine’s warning to Europeans not to intervene in the Americas, but added that the U.S. would act as a regional police force to prevent financial or political turmoil in Latin American nations from inviting European intervention. This justification became a justification for American interventions in Caribbean and Central American countries, aiming to safeguard American interests and keep European powers out of the hemisphere. Since the policy was directed at the Western Hemisphere and specifically to protect Latin American states from external meddling, the region being protected is Latin America.