Monroe Doctrine Dbq

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The Monroe Doctrine was created and claimed that it was to protect all Latin American Countries from European intervention. The Monroe Doctrine was not designed to protect the Latin American countries from European intervention but for the benefits that came with creating it. The men who created the document were all interested in the presidential election. They wanted to have as many people as possible to be in their favor so they could win the election. For example, Adams was the only candidate who was not a slaveholder. Adams had an advantage and he had a chance of having people who were against slavery to take his side. He used the Monroe Doctrine to his advantage as well, Adam’s wanted people to know that he was willing to protect the