Résumé
Describe the foreign policy principles that John Quincy Adams embedded in what became known as the Monroe Doctrine. What pre-existing U.S. traditions and specific events of the 1820's persuaded Adams and Monroe that those principles were both idealistic and realistic?
Contents:
Introduction
I) What are the foreign policy principles that John Quincy Adams embedded in what became known as the Monroe Doctrine?
A. Reaffirm the traditional diplomatic principles of his country that Washington had mentioned in his farewell address on September 19th, 1976
B. "our policy in regard to Europe... is not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers"
II) What pre-existing U.S. traditions, what specific events of the 1820's persuaded Adams and Monroe that those principles were both idealistic and realistic?
A. Idealism v. Realism
B. The previous traditions of Exceptionalism and Unilateralism
Conclusion