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    The Monroe doctrine was a direct and aggressive message set the foreign policy for the early nineteenth century. The policy aggressively declared that European countries should no longer consider the western part of North America open to colonization. The president wanted to assert the country's independence, but also improve its reputation.

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    The Monroe doctrine was a direct and aggressive message set the foreign policy for the early nineteenth century. The policy aggressively declared that European countries should no longer consider the western part of North America open to colonization. The president wanted to assert the country's independence, but also improve its reputation.

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    Duringtheannualmessagetocongressin1823,JamesMonroespokeaboutwhatbecame

    oneoftheworldsmostwellknownforeignpolicies,theMonroeDoctrine.Monroewantedto
    improveAmericasreputation,butalsoassertthecountrysindependence.Theprimarytopics
    includedinternationalrelations,militaryinvolvement,andwestwardexpansion.Monroesdirect
    andaggressivemessagesettheforeignpolicyfortheearlynineteenthcentury.
    TheMonroedoctrinefirstsetstandardsforinternationalrelations.Thepresidentwanted
    goodrelationswithothercountries.Thepresidentalsobelievedthatothercountrieshadrightsto
    theirowncultures,justasAmericancitizenshadarighttotheirculture.Monroestated
    Itisonly
    whenourrightsareinvadedorseriouslymenacedthatweresentinjuriesormakepreparationfor
    ourdefense.InthisstatementMonroeexaggeratesthefactthatonlywhenthecountrysrights
    wereoverrunwouldtheU.S.defendthemselveshowevernecessary.
    Next,theMonroedoctrineexplainedmilitaryinvolvement.MonroewantedtheUnited
    statestohavegoodrelationswithitsneighbors,CentralandLatinAmerica.Thepresident
    wantedtorespecttheculturesofthecountriesarounditandexpectedthesamefromthem.The
    UnitedStatesmilitarywaspreparedifEuropetriedtotakecontrolagain,andtheyhadassistance
    fromLatinandCentralAmericancountries.Inreturn,Americanmilitaryplannedtohelptheir
    borderingcountrieskeeptheirculturesandfreedom.Monroesaid...whentheAmerican
    continents,bythefreeandindependentconditionwhichtheyhaveassumedandmaintain,are
    henceforthnottobeconsideredassubjectsforfuturecolonizationbyanyEuropeanpowers....
    Americansfoughtforthefreedomtheyhadandtheywerereadytoprotectthatfreedom,evenif
    itmeantgettingthemilitaryinvolved.

    Finally,thepolicyaggressivelydeclaredthatEuropeancountriesshouldnolonger
    considerthewesternpartofNorthAmericaopentocolonization.Thepresidenthadalready
    madeplanstoextendtheU.S.anddidntwantthecountrywhichhadonceheldtheirfreedomsto
    takethemback.Monroestated...weoweit,therefore,tocandorandtotheamicablerelations
    existingbetweentheUnitedStatesandthosepowerstodeclarethatweshouldconsiderany
    attemptontheirparttoextendtheirsystemtoanyportionofthishemisphereasdangeroustoour
    peaceandsafety.IftheEuropeancountriestriedtocolonizeAmericathenitwouldbe
    considereddangerousandtheU.S.wouldintervene.
    WhensettingtheUnitedStatesforeignpolicypresidentJamesMonroedirectlyand
    aggressivelysetstandardsforinternationalrelations,militaryinvolvement,andwestward
    expansion.HisapproachtotheseissuesaidedinsettingaclearpictureonU.S.interactionswith
    othercountries.OutcomeswerealsomadeclearconcerninganyattemptstocolonizeAmerica.It
    isduetoJamesMonroesdirectandaggressiveapproachthatthispolicywasbroughtintoeffect.

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