The correct answer is A) “Europeans were not to interfere in the Americas and America would remain neutral in wars between European countries”. The Monroe Doctrine can be summarize in the phrase “America for Americans” coined by President James Monroe in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine established that any European intervention in America would be seen as an act of aggression against the United States of America. The doctrine also mentioned that the US would not interfere with other colonies and it would not participate or get involved in conflicts between European countries.
The correct option is the first one: Europeans were not to interfere in the Americas and America would remain neutral in wars between European countries.
In 1823 in the annual message to the Congress , President James Monroe enunciated some important points regarding the foreign policy:
The U.S refused to intervene with the conflicts between European powers.
As well, the United States confirmed it was aware of the existing colonies by that time in the Western Hemisphere and would not impede that existence.
On the other hand, U.S formally banned any attempt of forthcoming colonization or any other form of control over Western Hemisphere.
During the late 1800s and early 1900s the modern United States has resembled because of the following:
the period was characterized with technological breakthroughs, creation of new businesses, new inventions (example: light bulb) , new methods, new ideas, businesses primarily concerned with the economy.
Groups like the KKK and the White League were afraid of different ethnic groups like African Americans getting equal treatment from white people. Hope this helped :)
