The 1904 Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
A) was denounced by the leading European nations.
B) was used to justify frequent interventions in Latin America by the United States.
C) remained a bombastic pronouncement that was not applied in practice.
D) strictly limited the role of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.

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The Roosevelt Corollary was used by the United States to justify frequent interventions in Latin American countries, often to protect American economic and political interests. The corollary essentially expanded the Monroe Doctrine, which had stated that the United States would oppose any attempt by a European power to intervene in the Western Hemisphere.