What is the whole point of the Monroe Doctrine?

The Monroe Doctrine was a very important foreign policy statement made by President Monroe in 1823. It told Europe that they couldn’t establish any new colonies in the Americas. Fortunately, the British viewed this statement as a way to weaken their rivals, so they agreed to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. The British navy was very strong, and our navy wasn’t strong at all. If the British didn’t support this statement, it would have been very...

The Monroe Doctrine was a very important foreign policy statement made by President Monroe in 1823. It told Europe that they couldn’t establish any new colonies in the Americas. Fortunately, the British viewed this statement as a way to weaken their rivals, so they agreed to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. The British navy was very strong, and our navy wasn’t strong at all. If the British didn’t support this statement, it would have been very hard for President Monroe to issue it.

There were several purposes of the Monroe Doctrine. One was to establish American control in the Americas. We didn’t want the Europeans to come into the Americas and establish new colonies. We wanted to be the main power in North America and in South America. We also didn’t want the Europeans to try to reestablish their colonies in the Americas. Many of the Latin American countries got their independence in the early 1800s from the Europeans, mainly from Spain and from Portugal. These European countries were concerned that the people in their colonies in other parts of the world would also revolt for their freedom if they didn’t do something to try to reestablish control in Latin America. We believed the Latin American countries should remain independent. Just like we did in the Revolutionary War against Great Britain, the Latin Americans did the same thing in the early 1800s. They fought for and won their independence. We wanted to support these countries that had revolutions similar to our revolution. Letting the Europeans know they couldn’t reestablish their old colonies or form new ones was a way to show our support for these countries that just had gained their independence.

The Monroe Doctrine was a key foreign policy initiative by the United States. It has been used many times throughout history to maintain American influence and/or control in North America and in South America.