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One important goal of the Monroe Doctrine

(1823) was to

(1) reduce trade barriers between the United

States and African nations

(2) establish United States colonies and naval

bases in the Caribbean

(3) provide military assistance to help the

Philippines gain independence from Spain

(4) prevent former colonial powers from taking

over Latin American nations

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4; the goal of the Monroe Doctrine was to prevent European powers from colonizing Latin America countries and to establish America as the leader of the Western Hemisphere. However, America could not back the Monroe Doctrine up with much military force, so the Roosevelt Corollary later built on the foundations of the Monroe Doctrine.

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