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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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Monroe Doctrine
/mənˈroʊ ˈdɹɒk.tɹɪn/
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
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Groenheijde, S. (2023). Monroe Doctrine. EPIS Insight · Peacekeeping & Conflict Prevention.
