In the Monroe Doctrine, the United States

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The Monroe Doctrine, a foreign policy statement made in 1823 by President James Monroe, demanded nonintervention by European powers in the affairs of independent nations in the New World. It declared that any attempt by a European power to colonize or interfere in the affairs of the newly independent states in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States. This Doctrine set the stage for American imperialism and expansionism in the Americas.