USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Monroe Doctrine stopped the immediate threat of European intervention in the Americas.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which is TRUE about the Monroe Doctrine? It gave Europe the message that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Monroe Doctrine is certainly a military threat, and the psychology of a threat is always to create enemies instead of friends, suspicion instead of trust. Curiously, the threat of the Doctrine was aimed at European nations and was pronounced in the interest and protection of Latin-American colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 1823 doctrine made four main points: The U.S. wouldn’t interfere in European conflicts. The U.S. wouldn’t interfere with existing European colonies or territories in the Western Hemisphere. European powers wouldn’t attempt any further colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -Secretary of State John Quincy Adams opposed a joint declaration. He convinced President Monroe to make a unilateral declaration of American policy-known as the Monroe Doctrine. Monroe announced that the Western Hemisphere was henceforth closed to further European colonization or puppet monarchs.

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