The American foreign policy statement that provided the basis for Roosevelt's military intervention in Latin America. Uncle Sam, as armed soldier, standing between European powers (Brit., France ...

Are some more equal in international law than others?The United States began by denying international law. Their very war of ...

In a message to Congress in December 1823, Monroe stated that the United States would not tolerate European intervention in the Western Hemisphere. This became known as the Monroe Doctrine. Legacy: ...

The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 said, as President Monroe issued it in that year, that Europeans should stay out of Latin America, that the Americas were essentially an American preserve. People ...