WORLD HISTORY

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: -The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. It holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -European countries, in general, largely ignored the Monroe Doctrine since the United States at the time lacked the military power or prowess to enforce its foreign policy.

Detailed explanation-4: -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. The U.S. would view any European attempts to colonize or control nations in the Western Hemisphere as hostile acts.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States would not get involved in European affairs. The United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in the Western Hemisphere. No other nation could form a new colony in the Western Hemisphere. More items