USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

JAMES MONROES PRESIDENCY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In President James Monroe’s annual address to Congress in 1823, he outlined his foreign policy. This policy has become known as the Monroe Doctrine. What was the main point of the Monroe Doctrine?
A
The United States was planning to take over all of North and South America.
B
The United States would end diplomatic relations with all European countries
C
The United States would prevent future European colonization in the western hemisphere.
D
The United States was planning on invading Great Britain and France.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -President James Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress contained the Monroe Doctrine, which warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. Understandably, the United States has always taken a particular interest in its closest neighbors – the nations of the Western Hemisphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Monroe Doctrine was a United States foreign policy position that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It held that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers was a potentially hostile act against the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -1) The United States would not get involved in European affairs. 2) The United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in the Western Hemisphere. 3) No other nation could form a new colony in the Western Hemisphere.

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