84K views · 279 reactions | "It tells Europeans what they can't do, but it does not decide what the United States should do." It's been 200 years since Monroe’s 1823 annual message to Congress which became know as the Monroe Doctrine. Learn more, Saturday on C-SPAN 2 at 9:30pm ET on our series, "The Presidency." https://www.c-span.org/video/?533273-1/200-years-1823-monroe-doctrine | American History TV | Facebook

51 reactions | "It's (the Monroe Doctrine) a doctrine that is criminal in nature from its inception," said Heinz Dieterich, founder of the "Socialism of the 21st Century". Scholars in Latin America talked about the essence and impact of the #MonroeDoctrine200 years on. And victims of the U.S. hegemony, materialized with weapons of the U.S. #MonroeDoctrineToolbox, have long been memorialized in Latin America. | China Xinhua News | Facebook