Policing+the+Caribbean+and+Central+America

// Policing the Caribbean and Central America // [] What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?

>Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the western hemisphere, the adherence of the U.S. to the Monroe Doctrine may force the United States, however reluctantly, in flagrant cases of wrongdoing or impotence, to the exercise of international police power. >>intervention is required in cases of wrongdoing (international police)

Where and when was this doctrine put into practice? What pattern did the US tend to follow in staging withdrawals from the areas they had invaded and controlled? >1900-1925 Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

>After intervening to restore order, US forces become embroiled in the countries internal political disputes. Before exiting, the US would train and fund a police and military to maintain order and sponsor an election intended to put into power a leader supportive of American interest.