Read Chapters 9 & 10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items: The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy ove

Read Chapters 9 & 10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

• The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe's articulation of this doctrine, and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption?
• What reasons were used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?

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