When American oil interests protested the nationalization of foreign-owned oil properties in Mexico in 1938, Franklin
D. Roosevelt
a. demanded their return, just as the American owners had requested.
b. seriously considered taking the same steps in the United States.
c. accepted the nationalization and only demanded fair compensation for the former owners.
d. had to threaten military intervention to get Mexico to reverse its policy.
ANSWER: c
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