Question

The Monroe Doctrine states that the United States will _______.

• A. not allow any European power to colonize U.S. territory
• B. view any attempt to colonize Latin America as hostile toward the United States
• C. encourage Latin American colonies to rebel against their European mother countries
• D. actively support Latin American revolutions and wars for independence
• E. support European powers that want to colonize Latin America

Answer 1

The correct option is B view any attempt to colonize Latin America as hostile toward the United States

The Monroe Doctrine states that the United States will view ant attempt to colonize Latin America as hostile towards the United States. It is the best known U.S. policy towards the Western Hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823. The doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.