Question

"With the existing colonies or dependencies of any European power we have not interfered and shall not interfere. But with the Governments who have declared their independence and maintain it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration and on just principles, acknowledged, we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States." United States president, 1823

Which of the following is most associated with this speech?

A.Monroe Doctrine
B.Roosevelt Corollary
C.Louisiana Purchase
D.Missouri Compromise

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A. Monroe Doctrine.

Step-by-step explanation:

The speech is most associated with the Monroe Doctrine. In 1823, President James Monroe outlined this principle of U.S. foreign policy, which warned European nations against interfering with independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. It stated that any interposition for the purpose of oppressing or controlling the destiny of the newly independent governments in Latin America would be seen as unfriendly and hostile towards the United States.

The Monroe Doctrine aimed to establish the Western Hemisphere as the United States' area of interest and assert its stance against European colonization and intervention in the region.