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What is going on in the United States in the 1820s that would give Monroe the confidence to establish the Monroe Doctrine?

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The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

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