What was the main reason that president theodore roosevelt used the big stick policy?

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he wanted to show critics in the united states that he could control the economy.
he wanted to show the world that the united states was a strong country.
he wanted to expand the empire of united states into more areas of the world.
he wanted to force other countries to become democracies.

The main reason that President Theodore Roosevelt has used the big stick policy was because of the reason that he wanted to have an expansion of the empire of the United States that can be extended and expanded in more in the world. The correct answer is letter c.

The correct answer is He wanted to show the world that the United States was a strong country.

He believed that diplomatic negotiations were a good thing, but that you should always show the power that you have and what could happen to you if you didn't want to negotiate. It's called big stick policy because he believed that you should shake hands with one hand but carry a big stick in another in order to show that you mean business.