I. The separation of the New World and the old: republican American and monarchical Europe -- II. The first challenge: Monroe hurls defiance at Europe -- III. The challenge recalled: Polk revives Monroe -- IV. The hour of peril: France and Spain defy the Monroe doctrine -- V. New pretensions and interpretations: self-confidant American extends the doctrine -- VI. The shadow of Germany - and other matters: the turn of the century -- VII. The policeman of the west: the evolution of the Roosevelt corollary -- VIII. The doctrine and the League: Monroeism and world peace -- IX. The doctrine and the good neighbor: Pan-Americanism and Monroeism -- X. Retrospect and prospect: Monroeism in its broad lines - the future -- The original Monroe doctrine.