President Cleveland's secretary of state used the Monroe Doctrine as the rationale for settling the Venezuela Crisis of 1895,since the British believed that the United States would be ready to go to war to protect Venezuelan territorial interests and integrity.

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This statement is true. President Cleveland's secretary of state, Richard Olney, cited the Monroe Doctrine as the basis for the United States to intervene in the border dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana. The British initially rejected this assertion, but ultimately agreed to arbitration to avoid a potential war with the United States.

President Cleveland's Secretary of State Used the Monroe Doctrine as the Rationale