What was the Monroe Doctrine?
The
1823
Monroe Doctrine
defined the foreign policy of the United States for many years.
The Monroe Doctrine:
● Declared against
foreign colonization, or intervention in the Americas
● Declared
the intention of the United States to remain neutral in
European wars
The
Roosevelt Corollary for kids: What is a Corollary?
Definition: The
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was statement by
President Roosevelt and a logical extension to the Monroe Doctrine.
The statement was a result of the U.S. concerns raised by Venezuela
Crisis and reiterated foreign policy in relation to foreign
intervention in the Americas and extended. President Theodore
Roosevelt believed that the United States should "speak softly and
carry a big stick" in foreign affairs.
The
Roosevelt Corollary for kids: The Venezuela Debt Crisis
What was the Venezuela
debt crisis? The Venezuela debt crisis began when President Cipriano
Castro of Venezuela defaulted on millions of dollars in bonds owed
to European countries. President Cipriano Castro ignored European
demands for payment. In response, Germany, Britain, and Italy
responded by seizing several Venezuelan vessels, bombarding coastal
forts in Venezuela and finally establishing a naval blockade of
Venezuela in December 1902. President Roosevelt became
increasingly concerned about the European military action in the
region and pressurized all parties to reach a settlement, which they
did.
The
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: The Dominican Republic
President
Theodore Roosevelt became totally opposed to any European
intervention in the western hemisphere again, so he announced the
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904. Another
motivation for the Roosevelt Corollary was the situation in the
Dominican Republic, which had also fallen behind on its debt
payments to European nations.
The
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine Text
The Roosevelt Corollary
makes reference to the Monroe Doctrine in the following text
excerpt:
"...in the Western
Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine
may force the United States,
however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of such wrongdoing or
impotence, to the exercise of an international police power..."
Another part of the text of the Roosevelt
Corollary states:
"...There is as yet no judicial way of enforcing a right in
international law. When one nation wrongs another or wrongs many
others,
there is no tribunal before which the wrongdoer can be brought..."
In these text excerpts President Roosevelt is
making the intentions of the United States clear and why the Foreign
policy is necessary. In the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine he made it clear that the United States would intervene in
Latin American affairs when necessary in order to maintain economic
and political stability in the Western Hemisphere.
What was the purpose of the
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
The increasing American
involvement in foreign affairs caused Theodore Roosevelt to expand
his “big stick” diplomacy. The Purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
was to:
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Reiterate the long-standing
foreign policy against foreign intervention in the Americas
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Extend the bounds of the
Monroe Doctrine
● ● The Monroe Doctrine
had originally been intended to keep European nations out of
the Western hemisphere, but the Roosevelt corollary was used
as a justification for U.S. intervention in Latin America
● To ensure that American
foreign policy was made clear due to Panama canal project - its
construction began on May 4, 1904 (ownership of the territory
that is now the Panama Canal was first Colombian, then French,
and then American)
● To ensure that American
foreign policy was made clear due to the certain eruption of a
debt crisis in the Dominican Republic
● To make sure that Foreign
powers understood that the Caribbean was part of the doctrine
due to the growing presence of the US in the Caribbean
What was the Significance of the
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
The Significance of Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
was wide ranging. The long term significance of the
Roosevelt Corolly
are illustrated in the handling of future foreign
diplomatic affairs in which the United States
justified
their actions on the principles of the Monroe
Doctrine.
●
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic
● U.S. intervention in Cuba (1906–1909)
● U.S. intervention in Nicaragua (1909–1910, 1912–1925 and
1926–1933)
● U.S. intervention in Haiti (1915–1934)
● 1962
Cuban Missile
Crisis - when U.S. warned the Soviet Union on
Cuba
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