1. The Monroe Doctrine

2. The Pledge of Allegiance
The 10 Commandments

3. 1. What is a doctrine?

4. 1. What is a doctrine?
a. A document that lists a set of beliefs

5. 2. Who’s Monroe?

6. President James Monroe
2. Who’s Monroe?
President James Monroe

7. 2. Who’s Monroe?
The 5th President of the United States who wrote the Monroe Doctrine

8. 3. What’s the Monroe Doctrine?

9. 3. What’s the Monroe Doctrine?
STAY OUT!!!

10. 3. What’s the Monroe Doctrine?
a. Monroe asked Europe to stay out of North and South America
b. Monroe warned European leaders that the U.S. will fight to keep Latin America free
c. Monroe promised the U.S. will not interfere in Europe’s affairs

11. 4. How does the Monroe Doctrine relate to today?

12. 21 independent countries in Latin America

14. Manifest Destiny !!! Manifest Destiny!!! Manifest Destiny!!!

15. 4. How does it relate to today?
All of Latin America is still independent from Europe because of the Monroe Doctrine.
The United States is the only major power in the Americas.
It spread the idea of Manifest Destiny
(the idea that God gave the U.S. the right to control North and South America)