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:

"the royal proclamation of 1763"

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.