Early in the twentieth century, the United States announced that it must "exercise...an international police power" in the Western Hemisphere in the

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The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine asserted that the United States would intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than allowing the Europeans to press their claims directly. This was essentially an extension of the Monroe Doctrine and was used to justify American intervention in the Western Hemisphere, positioning the U.S. as an "international police power."

Early in the Twentieth Century, the United States Announced That