Monroe Doctrine, Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, and Spanish-American war

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The Monroe Doctrine was setout in 1823 by the president Monroe under the influence of John Quincy Adams. It expressly advocates the US to intervene in Latin America if any European power was to interfere in internal affairs of the Latin American countries. The purpose was limit the European powers in the Americas, so the United States could completely gain control over the Latin American countries.

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[...] The first explicit use of this doctrine happened in 1836, when the USA objected to Great Britain's attempt to form an alliance with Texas. This alliance was condemned as proof of English imperialism in the Americas in obvious contraction to the Monroe Doctrine. More importantly, the Spanish-American war itself stems from this Doctrine. Indeed, the Monroe Doctrine pledges the USA to the independence of the new American nations against any European attempt to take over or just to get involved in Latin American affairs. [...]

[...] Monroe Doctrine, Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, and Spanish-American war It goes without doubt that separately all of these events have a tremendous impact on US-Latin American relations. However, one of them holds a special role as the two others directly depend on it: the Monroe Doctrine. The context and importance of this Doctrine at the time of its creation will be brought into focus first. Secondly, the significance of the Monroe Doctrine will be studied and emphasis will be put on the later examples of its implementation. [...]

[...] One can not deny the key role the Monroe Doctrine played in shaping US- Latin American relations as it is not only a turning point in the American isolationist foreign policy but it also sets unbalanced relations between the whole subcontinent and the USA for the next two centuries. It is then impossible to compare this doctrine to the Spanish-American war or to the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty as none of them would have been possible if it was not for the Monroe Doctrine. Bemis, Samuel Flagg. John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy Smith, Gaddis. The Last Years of the Monroe Doctrine, 1945-1993. [...]