Monroe Doctrine

Sophie Groenheijde

/mənˈroʊ ˈdɹɒk.tɹɪn/

Timeframe: 02/12/1823 – 31/12/2075

United States of America · Conflict Prevention

Key Insights

• In 1823, during a speech to the US Congress, President Monroe articulated his vision of the world being divided into the Old World and the New World. The Americas constituted the new world, within which the US would not tolerate any expansion of European colonial activities. In return, the US would not intervene in European affairs. Since its declaration, the Monroe Doctrine was reinterpreted to allow for greater US interventionism in the Americas. believed the

Additional Information

Cartoon of the Monroe Doctrine: No Changes were Made. Source / Author: Newspaper editorial cartoon from Minneapolis Journal. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monroe_doctrine.jpg

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