Based on the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary, what was the position of the United States toward Latin America in the 1800s? aggressive colonial belligerent defensive

Defensive

Explanation:

The Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary policies of the United States towards Latin America in the 1800s holds the position of defensive. The United States threatens the European nation as they would not support any expansion and monarchs to control or govern as they did before in the Western Hemisphere. The support from the North led South America to choose a democratic form of government.

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