Why did chartered companies have private armies?

The chartered companies have private armies for protection.

Explanation:

The chartered companies have their armies and navies because of their occupations that led them to establish trading conduct outside their countries. They needed protection from people where they traded. They kept standing armies and forts to carrying out financial activities. Chartered companies were able to monopolize the markets, trade, slaves, extort tribute, seize land, and wealth to gain profits.

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

      hope this ! if i were you, i'd get a second opinion, because i haven't taken this course for a year. best of luck!

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