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monroe doctrine •European monarchies defeat Napoleon in 1815 •Simon Bolivar and Jose San Martin lead the independence movement in the Latin American colonies and overthrow Spain •Russian tsar announces in 1821 that his empire extends south into Oregon •British fear that the Quadruple Alliance may try to suppress Latin American democracies •Sec. Of State John Q. Adams advises that the U.S. issue an independent statement opposing intervention in Latin American •European monarchies form the Quadruple Alliance to suppress democratic revolutions •Newly independent nations of Latin America gain the sympathy of the American people •Britain and U.S. are alarmed at Russian expansionist aims •Britain proposes to issue a joint statement with the U.S. against intervention in Latin America •U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine • British and U.S. leaders decided they had a common interest in protecting North and South American from the possible aggression of a European power • British initiative – British Foreign Secretary George Canning suggested to Richard Rush, U.S. minister in London, the idea of issuing a joint AngloAmerican warning to the European powers not to intervene in South America • American response – Secretary of State John Quincy Adams believed that joint action with Britain would restrict U.S. opportunities for further expansion in the hemisphere • If the U.S. acted alone, Britain could be counted upon to stand behind U.S. policy • No European power would risk going to war in South America, and if it did, the British navy would surely defeat the aggressor •Claimed by the US, Great Britain and Russia •Russia was claiming California too Rush-Bagot 1818 monroe doctrine •Aimed at European Powers in the Quadruple Alliance: Russia, Prussia, Austria and Great Britain. •Also a response to the collapse of the Spanish empire in the Americas and our recent history with Great Britain and France. •Keep European monarchies out of the Western Hemisphere. •Their government systems are foreign to the U.S. • Referred to as America’s Self Defense Doctrine. • It is a continuation of President Washington’s neutrality and isolationist policies. • Past problems with Europe led the US to declare the Americas off-limits to Europe US recognized existing European Colonies US will stay out of European affairs Monroe Doctrine US protector of new democracies in the Western Hemisphere No European Colonization in the Americas Western Hemisphere or the Americas. •New Latin American countries were formed from successful revolutions. •US protector of new democracies in the Western Hemisphere