Monroe Doctrine

noun

, U.S. History.

the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.

Monroe doctrine

a principle of US foreign policy that opposes the influence or interference of outside powers in the Americas

Monroe Doctrine

A statement of foreign policy issued by President James Monroe in 1823, declaring that the United States would not tolerate intervention by European nations in the affairs of nations in the Americas. Monroe also promised that the United States would not interfere with European colonies already established or with governments in Europe .

Peter Beinart on the clueless call for a new ‘Monroe Doctrine’ for Latin America.

Then in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt secretly urged Japanese leaders to develop a “Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia.”

Monroe gave to America one of its greatest documents—known to history as the Monroe Doctrine.

The phrase "regional understanding," as applied to the Monroe Doctrine, is not a happy one.

But the article certainly excludes the Monroe Doctrine from modification or effect by the treaty.

Japan immediately translated it into a "Monroe Doctrine of Asia."

He would not yield one inch in the maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine—no!

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