Question

What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

• A. To support democracy all over the world
• B. To ally the United States with European interests
• C. To encourage Latin American revolutionaries to rise up against the European colonial powers
• D. To warn European nations not to invade or colonize the western hemisphere
• E. To declare American neutrality in relations between Latin America and Europe

Answer 1

The correct option is D To warn European nations not to invade or colonize the western hemisphere

The purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to warn European nations not to invade or colonize the western hemisphere. It was a US policy that was introduced on December 2, 1823 which stated that efforts by European countries to colonize land or otherwise interfere in the Americas would be viewed by the United States as acts of aggression.