Blog #11: Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine's purpose was to establish the details of the American foreign policy. It made clear that European powers should respect the U.S. It also stated that the U.S. would not get involved with European foreign conflicts, and did not want Europe to establish more colonies in the West. In addition, it made clear that if Europe tried to mess with America, the U.S. was prepared to defend itself. The U.S. also did not want political systems forced on them, and aimed to stay out of foreign conflict as best they could.

The Monroe Doctrine stated that the U.S. did not want to interfere with foreign nations unless threatened. This political cartoon depicts Uncle Sam with the Monroe Doctrine, telling other nations to keep "hands off" and stay away from the U.S.

The Monroe Doctrine stated that if the U.S. was messed with, it would defend itself. NATO is similar to this because if one nation in NATO was attacked, all nations in NATO would defend. Just like the Monroe Doctrine, it was a means of protecting a nation by establishing some foreign policy.