2 janv. 1823 - Monroe Doctrine
Description:
- US won't allow foreign powers to est. new colonies in Western world, or allow existing colonies to be influenced by outside powers
WHY?
- US feared international influence after revolutionary fervor following Napoleon's fall
- Many Latin American colonies were getting independence from Spain, and America feared other European nations would take them over (bringing those nations close to US)
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