1. First Real Foreign Policy
Monroe Doctrine
First Real Foreign Policy

2. Background (Top Left Corner)
Latin American countries won their independence from Spain
Many European countries were trying to gain that territory
US and Great Britain not happy with these European countries

4. President Monroe’s Secretary of State
Date Issued and Author
1823
President Monroe’s Secretary of State

5. Definition
Warned European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere
No more colonization
No more intervention between the two hemispheres

6. Purpose
Protection
Control resources and trade
Control new markets

7. Use
Not really use because no real way to enforce the consequences

8. Impact during Manifest Destiny
US is establishing itself as a growing nation and a major political power in the world
First real foreign policy for the young country

9. Draw a visual that represents a situation in which an object is protected by something else (an alarm for a car). In other words, think of an something that is used to protect something else.
Express the relationship between what you drew and the Monroe Doctrine using an anology.
The Monroe Doctrine is like a _____________, because ______________________________ (explain connection) just like the Monroe Doctrine protected the Western Hemisphere from European Colonization.
Student example 1: The Monroe Doctrine is like a car alarm, because a car alarm protects a car from being stolen, just like the Monroe Doctrine protected the Western Hemisphere from European Colonization.

10. “The Monroe Doctrine: An Expression of Nationalism in Foreign Affairs
The Monroe Doctrine warned European countries not to interfere with North and South America. Basically, Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere free from European colonization.
The Monroe Doctrine is like a car alarm, because a car alarm protects a car from being stolen, just like the Monroe Doctrine protected the Western Hemisphere from European Colonization.
This is a sample for the teacher.