Yes , the Monroe Doctrine was a policy of the United States introduced on December 2, 1823 .
The US is involved in Latin America militarily because of the Monroe doctrine.
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Yes, it is.
The Monroe Doctrine reflected growing U.S. power by establishing its sphere of influence.
The Old World powers obeyed the Monroe Doctrine because Great Britain supported in and protected Latin America with their Navy. America did not yet have a formidable military.
Monroe wanted to signify a clear break between the New World and the autocratic realm of Europe.
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The US was concerned about the European countries regaining their colonies during the Monroe Doctrine because they don't want to be dethroned as the world's superpower.
James Monroe issued the "Monroe Doctrine" in 1823. The Doctrine held that any former colony in the Western Hemisphere that had declared independence and successfully became independant (through either war or treaty) would not be re-colonized by the same or a different European power. Although the young United States was in no position to defend this declaration, the British agreed with the sentiment and argued that their navy, the strongest in the world at the time, would defend the Monroe Doctrine.
Yes. The British were the only world power with a navy of significant enough strength to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. If the US tried to enforce the Monroe Doctrine, the Spanish fleet would have easily crushed the nascent US Navy.
It was about that no Europeans or other people from around the world would settle or battle in the U.S.A.
It was about that no Europeans or other people from around the world would settle or battle in the U.S.A.