Question

What was the purpose of the Roosevelt corollary?

Answer 1

The Roosevelt Corollary was set forth by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 (in his State of the Union Address that year).  It was a tweaking of the Monroe Doctrine.  The Monroe Doctrine expressed US opposition to European interference in the Americas.  Roosevelt's corollary to that doctrine was that the United States would intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly.

Answer 2

The main purpose of Roosevelt Corollary was to maintain the hold on all of Latin American countries and ward off any threat by the Europeans to interfere in the matters of Latin American countries. The Monroe Doctrine was taken a step further by the addition of Roosevelt Corollary. This Corollary also gave United States of America to intervene in the matters of Latin American countries whenever the need arose. The Roosevelt Corollary was added with the Monroe Doctrine in the year 1904 after the crisis of Venezuela in the year 1902-1903.