History of Peace |
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Author:
| Boyle, Homer L. |
ISBN: | 978-0-217-22250-1 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
Publisher: | General Books LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $27.90 |
Book Description:
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE MONROE DOCTRINE. The Monroe Doctrine of the United States is a policy as old as the nation. Its elements are found in Washington's farewell address written at the close of his second administration, in which he warned the American people to beware of entangling foreign alliances. The first...
More DescriptionPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE MONROE DOCTRINE. The Monroe Doctrine of the United States is a policy as old as the nation. Its elements are found in Washington's farewell address written at the close of his second administration, in which he warned the American people to beware of entangling foreign alliances. The first President, and his successors, in conducting the foreign affairs of the United States, all endeavored to maintain the real independence and strict neutrality of the nation. The spirit of political, commercial and moral independence expressed in the American Revolution increased and extended the power and influence of the United States. It forced recognition from the nations of the earth. It maintained neutrality for many years after the adoption of the Constitution; it purchased Louisiana from France; it fought a second war with Great Britain; it obtained the Floridas; it incited the Spanish-American provinces to revolt, and as a result of it seven new republics claimed audience and admission among the nations of the earth. Russia manifested a desire to extend her possessions and colonize the new world. The peoples of Europe were excited with the spirit of liberty and threatened revolution. Old dynasties were shocked, and ancient thrones tottered. The ancient colonial svstem seemed about tocollapse. The continental nations of Europe formed the Holy Alliance to quell disturbances and maintain the ancient order. Spain, weak and declining, was calling for aid from the Holy Alliance to conquer her rebellious provinces, who, in turn, 'were calling upon the United States as the representative republic of the world for aid and comfort to sustain liberty and independence. A universal war threatened. Who could foretell its termination, or its dread results? But the emancipation...