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Monroe Doctrine


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A principle of US policy, originated by James Monroe (1758–1831), American Democratic Republican statesman, 5th President of the US 1817–25. The Monroe doctrine states that any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a potentially hostile act against the US.

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