Question

40 points

Answer 1

I'll review each statement and explain why it is true or false.

1. FALSE. The Roosevelt Corollary was issued in response to the Venezuela Crisis of 1902-1903.

2. TRUE. It added to the Monroe Doctrine, created in 1823 with the purpose of opposing European colonialism in North and South America.

3. TRUE. The US was allowed to intervene indebted Latin American countries such as Dominican Republic and order the customs house to be given to the US negotiators as a means to pay. This was known as the "Dollar Diplomacy".

4. FALSE. The Roosevelt Corollary was a manifestation of the "Big Stick Diplomacy" in Latin America.

5. TRUE. According to the corollary, the US was to intervene as a means to defend Latin America from the Europeans.

6. TRUE. Britain, Germany and Italy imposed a naval blockade as Venezuelan President Cipriano Castro refused to pay debts and damages suffered by Europeans citizen in the Venezuelan Civil War.