Select the correct answer. What was the Monroe Doctrine? A. A trade agreement between the United States and Mexico B. A military treaty between Spain and Mexico C. A pact between the United States and Mexico to ward off European invaders D. A document and policy aimed at preventing European involvement in the Americas.
The Monroe Doctrine was a foreign policy of the United States, proclaimed in 1823 during the presidency of President James Monroe. It said that European powers do not belong in The Americas, or in the western hemisphere in general.