The monroe doctrine was used to state that from this point forward, there will be no further colonization of the United States by foreigners, and that said foreignors were not allowed to mess around with US politics or the politics of any sovreign country in the Americas
Least I think so, might wanna check wikipedia or run a browser search on "Monroe Doctrine"
2006-09-03 05:17:35
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answered by cinquefoil_solis 3
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James Monroe and his secretary of state, John Quincy Adams, were not willing to risk war for nations they did not know would survive.
Adams argued and finally won over the Cabinet to an independent policy. In Monroe's message to Congress on December 2, 1823, he delivered what we have always called the Monroe Doctrine, although in truth it should have been called the Adams Doctrine.
Essentially, the United States was informing the powers of the Old World that the American continents were no longer open to European colonization, and that any effort to extend European political influence into the New World would be considered by the United States "as dangerous to our peace and safety." The United States would not interfere in European wars or internal affairs, and expected Europe to stay out of American affairs.
The United States used the Monroe Doctrine to establish foreign policy.
For further reading: Dexter Perkins, The Monroe Doctrine, 1823-1826 (1927); Samuel Flagg Bemis, John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy (1949); Ernest R. May, The Making of the Monroe Doctrine (1975).
For some excellant reading,
Beginning with the Continental Congress in 1774, America's national legislative bodies have kept records of their proceedings.
The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress make up a rich documentary history of the construction of the nation and the development of the federal government and its role in the national life. These documents record American history in the words of those who built our government.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
2006-09-03 12:48:37
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answered by J D 3
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By the Monroe Doctrine or Adams Doctrine, essentially, the United States was informing the powers of the Old World that the " American Continents" were no longer open to European colonization, and that any effort to extend European political influence into the New World would be considered by the United States "as dangerous to our peace and safety." The United States would not interfere in European wars or internal affairs, and expected Europe to stay out of American affairs.
This means that USA was actually talking aboput American Continents( both South America and North America) and not USA itself. The new world encompassed more than USA. The Monroe Administration gave Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico were all recognition as independent nations in 1822.
2006-09-03 12:29:31
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answered by ArnieSchivaSchangaran 4
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Well, this is an interesting question.
I see the U.S. using the Monroe Doctrine in matters of immigration and going to war.
Iraq was not a threat to the U.S.; Bush chose to wage war on Iraq anyway.
Regarding immigration issues, I would think that somehow ties into colonization of the U.S. from citizens of foreign countries.
Limiting immigrants is probably against the Doctrine ?
Thanks for the interesting question !
2006-09-03 12:21:06
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answered by Big Bear 7
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...avoid entanglements with European conflicts and politics. It was the underpinning of the isolationist foriegn policy toward Europe, which continued throughout the nineteenth century.
The Monroe Doctrine set out 3 principles:
1) European nations should not establish new colonies in the western hemisphere
2) European nations should not intervene in the affairs of independent nations in the western hemisphere
3) The United States would not interfere in the affairs of European nations.
2006-09-03 12:31:22
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answered by Shanshan 2
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