The Monroe doctrine refers to the
A)economic recovery package of aid from the United States to western Europe after World War II.
B)policy that the United States will launch a preemptive attack on any country harboring nonstate actors that threaten its national security.
C)idea that foreign powers should not meddle in the Western Hemisphere.
D)theory that the United States needed to have twice as many nuclear weapons as The Soviet Union in order to remain secure.

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The Monroe Doctrine was a policy statement made by President James Monroe in 1823, stating that foreign powers should not interfere in the matters of the Western Hemisphere. This policy was aimed at preventing European colonialism and expansion in the Americas.

The Monroe Doctrine Refers to the