The original impetus for declaring the Monroe Doctrine came from
a. a British proposal that America join Britain in guaranteeing the independence of the Latin American republics.
b. the growing British threat to intervene in Latin America.
c. the American desire to gain new territory in the Caribbean and Central America.
d. the Austrian Prince Metternich's plans to establish new European colonies in the Americas.
e. Spain's crushing of the new Latin American republics' independence.
Answer: A