Question

The position of the United States toward Latin America in the 1800s was specifically based on

Answer 1

The US wanted Europe to stay out of the North America’s business, so the Monroe Doctrine, Big Stick Policy, and Roosevelt Corollary heavily influenced to play a “big sister” or “police” role during this time.

Answer 2

The correct answer to this open question is C) the Monroe Doctrine.

The other options of the question were A) manifest destiny. B) imperialism. D) the US Constitution.

The position of the United States toward Latin America in the 1800s was specifically based on the Monroe Doctrine.

The Monroe Doctrine is the foreign policy dictated by the United States in times of President James Monroe. He clearly expressed to European countries that stop trying to colonize another Latin American country because that should be understood as aggression to the United States.