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Rise of Democracy in South America
South America is a land of different cultures and has a history
of as many different types of government, mostly dictatorships. Most
of South America won independence from Spain and Portugal between 1810
and 1824. In 1823, President James Monroe enunciated the first US
policy on Latin America. The Monroe Doctrine warned European nations
against interfering in the affairs of independent nations in the
Western Hemisphere. In 1904, Roosevelt's Corollary said the US would
act as a "policeman", intervening militarily when US interests were at
risk. After W.W.II, the independent countries of the Western
Hemisphere formed the Organization of American States, a military
alliance to prevent aggression against any American nation. South
America is the fourth largest continent. It ranks fifth in population.
The continent is divided into 12 independent countries and two
political units. The countries consist of Brazil,......

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