Question

The phrase “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” originally referred to _____.
a. President Theodore Roosevelt’s policy in regard to Latin America
b. President John F . Kennedy’s policy in regard to Vietnam
c. President Andrew Jackson’s policy in regard to native American’s nation
d. President George H.W Bush’s policy in regard to Saudi Arabia.
e. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policy in regard to the soviet union.

Answer 1

Hint: It was recognized that the military success of the country, in order to reach the foreign policy goals, it was not worth to use the forces until the military could intimidate these forces.

Complete solution:
Theodore Roosevelt is also called Teddy Roosevelt. He was born on 27th October 1858 in New York, United States. He was an American historian and writer. He has served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He has also served as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 and the 25th Vice president of the United States. He is also known as one of the five best presidents of his time and is ranked in polls of historians and political scientists. He has also served as the member of New York State Assembly in 1882, 1883, and 1884. This is the lower house of New York and there are a total of 150 seats in the assembly.

He made the comment “ Speak softly and carry a big stick “ to the journalist and stated that the United States will support the Panamanian people so that the US can help them to build their own nation.

Additional Information:
Roosevelt is the founder of the “ Bull moose” party. This party was founded for the progressive reforms. He is also one of the presidents whose voice has been recorded for posterity. One more program towards the reform called “ New nationalism “ was also launched by him.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
With the above mentioned statement, he wanted to make a strong American empire. He wanted to keep the US away from the military conflicts and wanted to employ threat forces.