Monroe Doctrine and Corollary · US History

The phrase 'Big Stick Diplomacy' is most closely associated with which foreign policy action?

  1. The 1867 purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire
  2. The signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814
  3. The postwar implementation of the Marshall Plan throughout Europe
  4. The enforcement of the Roosevelt Corollary in the Caribbean
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Correct answer: The enforcement of the Roosevelt Corollary in the Caribbean

The 'Big Stick' referred to the threat of U.S. naval power. Theodore Roosevelt used this approach to ensure that Latin American countries honored their financial obligations and to keep European warships away from American waters.

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