The Monroe Doctrine in American Diplomatic History

|5 pages |10-06-2009 | | Not evaluated |
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Presentation

An essay dealing with the American foreign policy principles that John Quincy Adams embedded in what later became known as the Monroe Doctrine. Details the pre-existing U.S. traditions and specific events of the 1820s that convinced Adams and Monroe that those principles were both idealistic and realistic.

Extract

“We [the United States] should consider any attempt on [the part of the European powers] to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety” .

Those are the words president Monroe used when he delivered his annual speech to Congress, on December 2, 1823. The speech took its inspiration from the ideas that John Quincy Adams had formulated during his tenure as Secretary of State, under Monroe’s presidency. The rules that Monroe set out in his famous speech were to become the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. But what exactly are the foreign policy principles that John Quincy Adams embedded in what became known as the Monroe Doctrine?

The Monroe Doctrine in American Diplomatic History The Monroe Doctrine in American Diplomatic History
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Table of Contents

Introduction

1. What are the foreign policy principles that John Quincy Adams embedded in what became known as the Monroe Doctrine?

A. Monroe reaffirms the traditional diplomatic principles of his country that Washington had mentioned in his farewell address on September 19th, 1796
B. "our policy in regard to Europe... is not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers"

2. What pre-existing U.S. traditions and specific events of the 1820s persuaded Adams and Monroe that those principles were both idealistic and realistic?

A. Idealism v. Realism
B. Traditions of Exceptionalism and Unilateralism

Conclusion