THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Warn Europe against establishing or creating colonies in America
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Establish colonies in Africa
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Gain control of Alaska and Hawaii
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Support British colonies in Latin America
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Monroe Doctrine was drafted because the U.S. government was worried that European powers would encroach on the U.S. sphere of influence by carving out colonial territories in the Americas.
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: -The context for the Monroe Doctrine was the collapse of Spanish rule in Latin America during the Napoleonic wars. With Napoleon dispatched at the Battle of Waterloo and “normalcy” returning to continental politics by the early 1820s, fears arose that Spain might try to reclaim its colonies.