S/H/25. Was the Monroe Doctrine an anti-climax?

This paper argues that the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 was far from an anti-climax. While conceding that the words of the doctrine failed to make immediate impact, this essay analyses the context in which it was delivered and more importantly, WHY it was delivered. It propounds that the doctrine is as much a domestic policy as it was a foreign policy by examining the mindsets of the key diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic and the nature of its deliverance. It is a doctrine unique to the young and the then only republic, significant in creating the American identity.