An addition to the U.S. policy stating that the U.S. could intervene in Latin America as a police power if European interference occurred is known as what?

• A. Segregation
• B. Reservations
• C. Rosie the Riveter
• D. Roosevelt Corollary

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is the United States expanding its role in the Western Hemisphere to act as a police power in order to prevent European interference. This is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. It said the U.S. could intervene in Latin American affairs to stabilize the region and deter European meddling, turning a warning into a justification for intervention. Announced in the early 1900s, it built on the Monroe Doctrine by asserting that the U.S. had not just the right but the responsibility to maintain order in the Americas, often through military action when needed. That approach shaped U.S. policy in the Caribbean and Central America for years, leading to several interventions. The other options refer to unrelated topics, so they don’t fit this idea of a hemispheric police power policy.