open door vs. monroe doctrine

Open Door vs. Monroe Doctrine In 1823, Americans tried to be the policemen of the Western Hemisphere by issuing the Monroe Doctrine. In 1899, United States took a huge step as John Hay issued the Open Door Policy to create a balance of world powers. Although both policies had similar grounds of establishment, they differed in power and motives. The Open Door Policy and Monroe Doctrine had similar grounds of establishment, as they both were towards the …

…Door Policy was agreed on by all of the countries that were involved. The United States Monroe Doctrine and Open Door Policy were similar and different in many ways, but what is apparent is the fact that the United States took advantage of both policies for their benefit. Also, we can realize from the differences in both policies that the United States progressed and will go on to make many deals single handily. Hassan Gulamali