Problem: Read chapter 19 in the textbook, Roosevelt's Corollary speech, and excerpts from General Smedley Butler's speech on intervention and answer the following question.
Was the Spanish American War and the ensuing conflicts/wars in the early 20th century a result of what President Teddy Roosevelt referred to as a "desire to see the neighboring countries stable, orderly, and prosperous" or were these conflicts a "racket," as Marine General Smedley Butler claimed?