The Roosevelt Corollary

The Roosevelt Corollary

          The Roosevelt Corollary made America like the policeman of the hemisphere. This meant that we kept European countries from annexing or expanding their sphere of influence in Latin America. The message is that the Monroe Doctrine was used to its fullest potential by Roosevelt, which led to the Roosevelt Corollary. Someone from a European county who saw this could be angry that we are not letting them expand also. There were not many other places to expand to that we close at the time, so Latin America was the number one choice for many countries. In a way, America was kind of hogging Latin America to itself. One technique used in the cartoon is labeling. The giant cannon Roosevelt is using has a sign saying "Monroe Doctrine" and the European man is holding some papers saying "Claims." Another technique being used is exaggeration. Yet again, the cannon being used by Roosevelt is huge, showing that America has the power to be a policeman of an entire hemisphere. Also the ship he is on is much bigger than anything else in the cartoon. This cartoon agrees with my position on imperialism because America was just establishing their territory. Plus, some of the Latin countries are very close to America, so if a European nation took over a close Latin country, it would give Europe a direct path to America. The Roosevelt Corollary was a safe way of America acquiring land.

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