The Monroe Doctrine states that the American continents should not be colonized by which group?

• A. Europeans
• B. Africans
• C. Asians
• D. Australians

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is that the Monroe Doctrine declares the Western Hemisphere off-limits to new colonization by European powers. In the early 19th century, after many Latin American countries won independence from European empires, the United States asserted that European nations should not establish or reassert colonies in the Americas and should stay out of inter-American affairs. While the doctrine also stated that the United States would not interfere in European matters, its main message was to keep European expansion out of the Western Hemisphere. Among the options, European powers are the ones targeted by this policy, whereas Africans, Asians, and Australians are not the focus of this particular declaration.