The End of USA as a Super Power is approaching

[trollbait]

The Monroe Doctrine could be pointed too as the start of the USA's journey becoming a super power. It is basically a statement to Europe that the US sees the Americas as its backyard, and it will oppose attempts by Europe to extend its influence there. It was the justification for the US to extends its own influence into the Americas in order to do so.

[Jcp385]

Originally Posted by trollbait

The Monroe Doctrine could be pointed too as the start of the USA's journey becoming a super power. It is basically a statement to Europe that the US sees the Americas as its backyard, and it will oppose attempts by Europe to extend its influence there. It was the justification for the US to extends its own influence into the Americas in order to do so.

This.

We'd have been smarter to stick to John Quincy Adams' view; look up his warning on seeking foreign monsters to slay.

Nevertheless, we kinda toed the line until Theodore Roosevelt came along. For as much as we worship the guy here, he was kind of a bastard in some ways.