The central tenet of the Roosevelt Corollary was that the United States would
A. welcome European military intervention in the internal affairs of American countries that had proven themselves incapable of self-government.
B. intervene on behalf of people who were struggling to prevent their liberties from being taken away by internal factions or outside threats.
C. work closely with European powers to extend the blessings of republican government throughout the Americas.
D. intervene in the affairs of American nations if they proved unable to protect themselves from foreign entanglements.
E. make no attempt to increase its own territorial holdings, and would prevent any other country from trying to seize new land.
Answer: D
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