Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine was the first articulation of U.S. foreign policy objectives stating the Americas were a separate political and economic “sphere” from Europe. 1912 painting "The Birth of the Monroe Doctrine" by Clyde O. DeLand.

 

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