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What were the circumstances leading to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine?

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Monroe's statement, which was expressed in his annual address to Congress (the 19th century equivalent of the State of the Union Address) was prompted by a fear that Spain would try to take over its former colonies in South America, which had declared their independence.

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