The Monroe Doctrine was presented by US President James Monroe on the 2nd of December 1823 in his seventh State of the Nation address to Congress. In the first section of the declaration to Congress, he stated that the United States and nations on the American continent should not be subjected to further colonization by European Powers. Secondly, the United States was not going to interfere in existing colonies in the Americas, but would ensure that all liberated colonies from Spain and Portugal are allowed to have their rights to self-rule. The purpose of this paper is to examine Continue reading...