Which of the following best explains the rationale behind the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
a. The United States believed it should extend financial aid to Latin America to help raise the standard of living in the region
b. The United States believed that it had the right to colonize Latin America to exploit the resources of the region.
c. The United States believed it had the right to intervene in the political and financial affairs of Latin American nations so that the region could be stabilized and intervention by European nations prevented.
d. The United States believed it had an obligation to help the Latin American countries find the political system best suited to their culture.
c
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A) ?Patras Mongol B) Mongoliata? C) ?Pax Mongolica D) ?Mongol Rectus E) ?Imperius Mongolica
Which of the following accurately characterizes ancient Egyptian civilization?
a. Its geography and topography made for great political and social insecurity. b. There was little continuity because of the Nile's horrific floods. c. There was a sense of security and a feeling of changelessness. d. It considered religion unimportant as the emphasis was life in the here and now. e. There were few opportunities for trade.
What did the Pan-German League advocate?
a. German withdrawal from world affairs and concentration on internal political reforms b. The development of a global German colonial empire c. German leadership in the development of international pacifist organizations d. Strict limitations on development of German industry e. A German takeover of western Poland
In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson antagonized many Republicans
A. All these answers are correct. B. when he tied support of his peace plans to the midterm elections. C. both when he tied support of his peace plans to the midterm elections and when he pushed for the election of Democrats to Congress. D. when he refused to put prominent Republicans on the peace conference negotiating team. E. when he pushed for the election of Democrats to Congress.