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Ah yes: the Monroe Doctrine which was, in effect, the unilateral declaration of a USAn hemispheric imperial hegemony -- that is, that the USA would respond as a
by cstross 11y ago
Ah yes: the Monroe Doctrine which was, in effect, the unilateral declaration of a USAn hemispheric imperial hegemony -- that is, that the USA would respond as an imperial power to attempts by rival imperial powers to encroach on "its" territory (territory including other nations such as Argentina and Canada).
- douche 11y agoAh, the Monroe Doctrine - declared at a time when the United States had no real capacity to enforce it, and less than a decade after barely managing to stave off a not very vigorously pursued war conducted by the third and fourth stringers of the British Empire.
- Synaesthesia 11y agoYes but in due time the US did achieve greater power and in the 20th century and particularly post WW-2 did achieve the aims of the Monroe doctrine.