Which statement offers the best argument AGAINST Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" diplomacy?
A) Roosevelt used America's military power in an unjust manner in his pursuit of our foreign policy goals.
B) Roosevelt's use of military threats angered Great Britain, France, and Germany and helped cause World War I.
C) Roosevelt was successful in bringing much of Latin America under direct American control, including Cuba and the Panama Canal.
D) "Big Stick" diplomacy had few strengths and its main effect was actually an increase in revolution and conflict in the Western Hemisphere.

In the months leading up to World War I, the United States wanted to maintain its neutrality because

A) President Wilson was a Quaker and was against warfare of any kind.

B) the armed forces were preoccupied with problems on the Mexican border.

C) the U.S. had the strongest navy in the world and it was needed to keep the coastline secure.

D) the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want its business interrupted.

Explanation:

An oxford student visiting Africa to relieve his tuberculosis. Monopolized South African diamond mining and 90% of the world's diamond mining. Also had a good stake in gold trade. Prime minister of the British cape colony. Used Cape colony as a starting point for British imperialism - wanted to encompass the globe.

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