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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by spheres of influence,

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the most well-rounded aspect of foreign policy.

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All right.

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How did the United States expand foreign trade while holding strong

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to the policy established in the image?

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And here are your potential answers.

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[ dog barks ]

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All right, here we go.

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Well, the Monroe Doctrine made the U.S. look like the

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unfriendliest country on the block,

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which made expanding trade a tricky task.

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Let's see which answer best describes how the U.S.

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managed to keep the good times flowing.

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Did the U.S. expand foreign trade while holding strong to the policy in the image

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A - by establishing the Roosevelt Corollary?

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Huh. The Roosevelt Corollary was a

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foreign policy that justified U.S intervention in

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other Latin American countries.

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So that's a balance of power, not a balance of trade issues.

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So cross out A.

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Did the U.S. increase foreign trade while maintaining

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a commitment to the Monroe Doctrine

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B - with the help of allies in the Western Hemisphere?

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Well, actually, trade in the Western Hemisphere was almost at a peak,

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so the U.S. had to search a little bit further for those new markets.

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That knocks out B and C.

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Which means that the U.S. expanded foreign trade

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while holding strong to the policy in the image D -

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through the Open Door Policy.

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Well, the Open Door Policy proposed to keep China open

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to all countries, which gave the United States

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a fair shot at wiggling its way into Chinese markets.

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So the correct answer is D.

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While the West was happy to have this new foothold,

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China wasn't as pleased, since

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this influx of trade resulted in the Opium Wars

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and eventual collapse of the Qing Dynasty.

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Now that's some door to door disservice.

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