Effects Of The Monroe Doctrine

Over the years many things change throughout the world. In December of 1823 President Monroe addressed the Congress with the Monroe Doctrine. There were four main point of the Monroe Doctrine. The first and second was that The United States would not interfere with European affairs and the US would not recognize or interfere with European colonies in South America. The Monroe Doctrine also stated that the Western Hemisphere was not to be colonized on by foreign countries and if there was an attempt to do so it would be considered a hostile act. In the time period the Monroe was written and delivered, The United States was a relatively new country and the leaders had a desire to be separated from Europe to prove their independence. Today however