Monroe_Doctrine(1).ppt

1、Chapter VI American Expansion and the Civil War Part One Monroe Doctrine 0904,Background As the revolutionary Napoleonic Wars (18031815) ended, Prussia, Austria, and Russia formed the Holy Alliance to defend monarchism. In particular, the Holy Alliance authorized military incursions to re- establish

2、 Bourbon rule over Spain and its colonies, which were establishing their independence. Allowing Spain to re-establish control of its former colonies would have cut Great Britain from its profitable trade with the region. For that reason, Great Britains Foreign Minister George Canning proposed to the

3、 United States that they mutually declare and enforce a policy of separating the new world from the old. The United States resisted a joint statement because of the recent memory of The War of 1812, leading to the unilateral statement.,The Monroe Doctrine is a policy of the United States introduced

4、on December 2, 1823. It stated that further efforts by European countries to colonize land or interfere with states in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention. The doctrine was introduced by President Monroe when he was enraged at the actions being executed aro

5、und him. The Monroe Doctrine asserted that the Americas were not to be further colonized by European countries but that the United States would neither interfere with existing European colonies nor meddle in the internal concerns of European countries. The Doctrine was issued at a time when many Lat

6、in American countries were on the verge of becoming independent from the Spanish Empire. The United States, reflecting concerns raised by Great Britain, ultimately hoped to avoid having any European power take over Spains colonies.,America for American The US President, James Monroe, first stated th

7、e doctrine during his seventh annual State of the Union Address to Congress. It became a defining moment in the foreign policy of the United States and one of its longest-standing tenets, and would be invoked by many U.S. statesmen and several U.S. presidents.,In his message to Congress, Monroe set

8、forth the following principles, which would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine: The Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization The political system of the Americas was different from Europe The United States would regard any interference in Western hemispheric affairs as a threat to its security The United States would refrain from participation in European wars and would not disturb existing colonies in the Western Hemisphere,The immediate impact of the Monroe Doctrine was mixed. It was successful to the extent that the continental powers did not attempt to revive