... was fighting its war for independence and calling on America for support. Britain had emerged victorious from the Napoleonic wars and controlled the seas with the Royal Navy. The United States, on the other hand, was struggling militarily and extremely fragile. Then, for apparently no reason, Britain ... was the duty of the United States to intercede and protect the South America from European colonization. The Prime Minister Salisbury, bogged down with conflict in Europe and Africa, sent a conciliatory note recognizing the broad interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine. This conflict resul...

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