The blockade provoked U.S. diplomatic involvement under Theodore Roosevelt, tested the Monroe Doctrine and set the stage for arbitration and later U.S. policy responses that influenced the Roosevelt Corollary.
On December 9, 1902, British, German and Italian naval forces began a blockade (and limited bombardments) of Venezuelan ports to compel repayment of foreign debts.
The blockade provoked U.S. diplomatic involvement under Theodore Roosevelt, tested the Monroe Doctrine and set the stage for arbitration and later U.S. policy responses that influenced the Roosevelt Corollary.
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Melania Trump hosted representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House.
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