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Teddy roosevelt justified U.S. expansionism by referencing the monroe doctrine?

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Correct! Roosevelt's justification is known as the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and it sets forth the principle that the US will act as policeman in the Western Hemisphere and will expand, as necessary, to do so. This led to US occupation of many Latin American countries.

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