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The Roosevelt Corollary said that chronic wrongdoing of nations in the Western
hemisphere might force the US to play a “police officer role”.
Woodrow Wilson
• Wanted to protect US interests in Latin America by encouraging the growth of democracy there.
Porfirio Diaz
• Ruler of Mexico who eagerly pursued foreign investment, ruled his people harshly, and did nothing to solve the poverty of his people.
Francisco Madero
• Mexican revolutionary and Democratic reformer who led the revolt against Diaz. Murdered by Huerta.
The ABC Powers (Argentina-Brazil-Chile) offered to step in and help resolve the conflict between the US and Mexico.