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French Monarchy in Mexico Fails and U.S. Reasserts Monroe Doctrine
"[Monroe Doctrine] Evacuation of Mexico by the French. Message from the President ... A Resolution of the 16th Instant, Transmitting a Report from the Secretary of State on That Subject", U.S. Government
Subject: Historical Document - Monroe Doctrine
Period: 1866 (published)
Publication: H.R. Doc. 93, 39th Congress, 1st Session
Color: Black & White
Size:
5.8 x 8.9 inches
14.7 x 22.6 cm
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This scarce 47-page report includes a detailed compilation of communications regarding the American response to the French establishment of a monarchy in Mexico while the U.S. was distracted by the Civil War. President Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward took a neutral position to the French incursion as Seward worked to keep France and Great Britain from supporting the Confederacy. Following the war, Seward took a more aggressive stance and succeeded first in persuading Napoleon III (nephew to Napoleon Bonaparte) to withdraw the French occupation troops and later preventing Austria from replacing the French troops to support Emperor Maximilian, an Austrian. This was an important reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine.
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Condition: B+
There is a hint of pleasant light toning. Disbound.
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