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Why did President Theodore Roosevelt use the Roosevelt Corollary in the Dominican Republic? Roosevelt did not want the Dominican Republic to attack Haiti. Roosevelt was afraid American businesses would lose money if there was a revolution in the Dominican Republic. Roosevelt was afraid European countries would take action against the Dominican Republic if it did not pay its debts. Roosevelt needed to have military bases in the Dominican Republic to protect the Panama Canal.

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C. Roosevelt was afraid European countries would take action against the Dominican Republic if it did not pay its debts.

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I can confirm that the answer is C.

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