The Guiding Inspiration Behind the Monroe Doctrine Was

question 33

Multiple Choice

The guiding inspiration behind the Monroe Doctrine was

• A) the concern mainly with the security of America's own interest.
• B) a principled American commitment to liberty and democracy in the Western hemisphere.
• C) Secretary Adams's desire not to be drawn into European wars like the Greek rebellion against Turkey.
• D) Monroe's and Adams's goal of containing maverick expansionists like Andrew Jackson.
• E) the American fear of the Russian and British empires' growing power in the Western hemisphere.

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