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from The Orca News & Media Website in B.C.
BC, Latin America, and the Monroe Doctrine
How close did British Columbia come to US annexation? Closer than you think. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro recently accused the United States of plotting a coup against him. Regardless of how accurate or justified that may be, this has led some pundits to openly wonder whether the Monroe Doctrine is about to be dusted off. What is the Monroe Doctrine? During the 19th century, President James Monroe asserted a U. S. protectorate over the entire western hemisphere. This policy declared that any involvement of European nations in North, Central, and South American countries would be viewed as “the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States.”
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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