The Monroe DoctrineThe Monroe Doctrine

By: HunterBy: Hunter

The Monroe DoctrineThe Monroe Doctrine

Was put into Was put into effect on effect on December 2, 1823December 2, 1823

Was written by Was written by John Quincy John Quincy Adams.Adams.

President James Monroe President James Monroe first stated the doctrine first stated the doctrine during his seventh annual during his seventh annual state of the union address state of the union address to congress.to congress.

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Declared that the Western hemisphere was no Declared that the Western hemisphere was no longer up for colonization to the European longer up for colonization to the European Countries across the ocean.Countries across the ocean.

Many Latin Countries were beginning to get their Many Latin Countries were beginning to get their independence and they believed that It was best to independence and they believed that It was best to allow these free countries as well as our own to be allow these free countries as well as our own to be successful by ourselves and go by our own new successful by ourselves and go by our own new ways of life without European interference.ways of life without European interference.

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The Monroe Doctrine The Monroe Doctrine also stated that also stated that further efforts by further efforts by European governments European governments to colonize land or to colonize land or interfere with interfere with states in the states in the Americas would be Americas would be viewed by the United viewed by the United States of America as States of America as acts of aggression acts of aggression requiring US requiring US retaliation.retaliation.

The Monroe DoctrineThe Monroe Doctrine Its main purpose was to Its main purpose was to

keep the newly free Latin keep the newly free Latin America states from being America states from being overtaken by other overtaken by other European powers.European powers.

The idea was to keep the The idea was to keep the new world and old world new world and old world completely separate because completely separate because their ideology was different their ideology was different and the new world did not and the new world did not want further European want further European influence around them.influence around them.

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John Crow, The author ofJohn Crow, The author of The Epic of Latin America The Epic of Latin America, , said that the Monroe Doctrine in itself would not said that the Monroe Doctrine in itself would not have succeeded in anything other than moral boost. have succeeded in anything other than moral boost. The American President at the time was a position of The American President at the time was a position of very little power world wide. He did not have the very little power world wide. He did not have the military strength to back up his doctrine. Without the military strength to back up his doctrine. Without the agreement of Britain to allow this to pass it never agreement of Britain to allow this to pass it never would have succeeded. Britain was to busy trying to would have succeeded. Britain was to busy trying to control other parts of the world such as Africa and did control other parts of the world such as Africa and did not need another distraction. Britain figured that their not need another distraction. Britain figured that their Africa trade was worth much more to them than their Africa trade was worth much more to them than their tradings with the Americas.tradings with the Americas.