Western Hemisphere
<span>It expressed three principles. First, the United States would oppose any further efforts at colonization by European powers in the Americas. This would not only be directed against Spain, but France who wanted Cuba, and at Russia who was seeking to expand its holding on the Pacific Coast. Second, the United States would abstain from involvement in the wars of Europe. Lastly, Monroe warned European powers not to interfere with the newly independent states of Latin America. The Monroe Doctrine is sometimes called America’s diplomatic declaration of independence. It claimed the United States role of dominant power in the Western Hemisphere. </span>
<span>Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th U.S. President and lived during the 1800s. He was an author, a soldier and a leader. He saw the world around him based on the many things he learned during his life.</span>
The idea of mutually assured destruction was a result of political and military tensions between the US and USSR. Both of these countries built up military technologies that were capable of killing millions of citizens in just a few minutes. Both countries wanted to be able to inflict a severe amount of damage on the other in case of an attack.
This is why the phenomenon of mutually assured destruction was created, as neither country wanted to unprepared if war was to break out between these two countries.
