History - The cartoon below was published in the early 1900s:

The cartoon below was published in the early 1900s:

Why does this cartoon depict Roosevelt carrying his “big stick” through the Caribbean? 

A) Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

B) Roosevelt believed that a strong military presence in the Caribbean was needed to protect the United States from attack by Latin American nations.

C) Roosevelt felt that the United States had a moral responsibility to protect citizens from civil unrest in Caribbean nations.

D) Roosevelt wanted to seize control of resources available in the Caribbean to promote U.S. business interests. 

Answer: 

A) Roosevelt believed that an aggressive foreign policy was needed to prevent Caribbean nations from incurring major debts with European nations.

T.Roosevelt’s foreign policy was to referred to as the “Big Stick Policy” because at time he could be aggressive. T.R. added the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine stating that the U.S. would intervene in Latin America if European nations were taking advantage there. The U.S. would pay off any debts to ensure that no new colonies were created in the Caribbean.