Monroe Doctrine
Definition
The Monroe Doctrine was an American policy set forth in 1823 that discouraged European intervention in the Western Hemisphere.
Analogy
Imagine your home is America and your nosy neighbors are Europe. You put up a sign (the Monroe Doctrine) saying "No Trespassing" on your property, asserting that they should not interfere with anything happening inside your house or yard.
Related terms
Manifest Destiny: The belief that it was America's God-given right to expand westward across North America, which aligns with Monroe Doctrine's idea about American dominance in Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary: An addition to the Monroe Doctrine by President Theodore Roosevelt stating that US could intervene militarily in Latin America if necessary to prevent European intervention.
Latin America Independence Movements: These were political movements in various countries within Latin America seeking independence from European colonial powers, which were indirectly supported by the Monroe Doctrine.
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- On what point do the Monroe Doctrine and Truman Doctrine differ the most?
- What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
- What was the primary goal of President James Monroe's Monroe Doctrine?
- Which principle was a part of the Monroe Doctrine?
- What was the primary purpose of the 'Monroe Doctrine' in U.S. foreign policy?
- Which principle has guided US foreign policy consistently from the Monroe Doctrine through the Cold War?
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