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What was Theodore Roosevelt's famous saying Speak softly and carry a big stick a reference to?

a. American domestic policy
b. American foreign policy
c. American labor relations
d. American journalism

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Theodore Roosevelt's famous saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick" is a reference to "b. American foreign policy," since this was how Roosevelt approached Latin America--in that he threatened intervention if they did not keep their "affairs in order".
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