Question
What is the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?
A. It prevented European powers from establishing new colonies anywhere in the world.
B. It helped nations in the Caribbean establish democratic forms of government.
C. It viewed European interference in the Americas as a potential threat to the United States.
D. It prohibited trade by European nations with any country in the Americas.
A. It prevented European powers from establishing new colonies anywhere in the world.
B. It helped nations in the Caribbean establish democratic forms of government.
C. It viewed European interference in the Americas as a potential threat to the United States.
D. It prohibited trade by European nations with any country in the Americas.
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The significance of the Monroe Doctrine is best represented by:
**C. It viewed European interference in the Americas as a potential threat to the United States.**
The Monroe Doctrine, established in 1823, articulated that any efforts by European nations to colonize or interfere in the affairs of countries in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention. This doctrine set a foundation for U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere and aimed to protect the newly independent nations in Latin America from European colonialism.
**C. It viewed European interference in the Americas as a potential threat to the United States.**
The Monroe Doctrine, established in 1823, articulated that any efforts by European nations to colonize or interfere in the affairs of countries in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention. This doctrine set a foundation for U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere and aimed to protect the newly independent nations in Latin America from European colonialism.