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It's 1823.
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The map of the Americas is being redrawn.
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Spain has spent centuries amassing a new world empire stretching from Patagonia to California.
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Now their grip was slipping fast.
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One by one, Spain's colonies are declaring independence.
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And back in Europe, the old empires are not taking it well.
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They're asking themselves, what's to stop us from taking it all back?
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The United States had come into being mere decades ago in the revolution.
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Then we fought Britain again in the War of 1812.
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America was concerned of the involvement of foreign empires in the New World.
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Now, America sensed an opportunity to establish a new order.
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Britain, focused on protecting its trade with the emerging nation, proposed a joint declaration with the United States to deter intervention.
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But Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, suspicious of British motives, convinced President James Monroe to act independently.
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Monroe then declared a decree to Congress, among the boldest diplomatic statements in American history.
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The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained,
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are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
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The United States, still a young frontier nation, positioned itself as the preeminent power in the new world
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and set the stage for centuries of American foreign policy in our hemisphere.
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This decree transformed America's role in standing in the global order, though initially relying on the deterrence of the British Navy to enforce it.
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For decades, the doctrine served as a defensive shield while America expanded westward.
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It was invoked when the French installed an emperor in Mexico, forcing their eventual withdrawal.
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It shaped debates over attempted annexations like the Dominican Republic.
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But these were defensive applications, keeping European powers out, not asserting American control over the hemisphere's affairs.
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changed in 1895, when Secretary of State Richard Olney invoked the doctrine,
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declaring that the United States was practically sovereign over the Western Hemisphere and demanded Britain submit to American arbitration.
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He had redefined the doctrine.
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It was no longer just a warning.
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It was now a claim to regional primacy.
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Three years later, war with Spain erupted, and when the smoke cleared, it transformed the Hemisphere.
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The United States expelled Spain from Cuba, seized Puerto Rico, and stepped into the world stage as a genuine imperial power with dominance over the Caribbean.
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Just four years later, that dominance was tested again.
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German and British warships sailed into Venezuelan waters and blockaded its ports over unpaid debts.
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Roosevelt intervened and declared if a Latin American nation fell into chaos or instability, the U.S would step in and manage it.
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The doctrine has started as a shield.
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Roosevelt had just turned it into a mandate.
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A critical opportunity for American leadership in the Western Hemisphere came in 1903, when Panama sought independence from Colombia.
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Both Europe and the U.S had long wanted a canal in Central America, allowing ships to cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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After a failed French attempt, the United States saw an opening, and a region was shifting political dynamics.
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The U.S backed Panamanian independence and secured a deal to construct, operate, and defend the Panama Canal.
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The waterway would go on to become the hemisphere's most critical artery for trade, a strategic asset for both world wars,
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and a testament to America's enduring leadership in the region.
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When Soviet missiles were discovered in Cuba in 1962, Kennedy didn't need to invent a new framework.
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He simply invoked the doctrine.
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The weapons had to go.
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13 days of the most dangerous standoff in human history ended with the Soviets backing down and removing the missiles from Cuba.
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Reagan applied the same logic to justify opposition to Soviet-backed Sandinista regime in Nicaragua and other Marxist groups,
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arguing that ideological threats required the same response as military ones.
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Fast forward to the modern era, where the doctrine has found its latest champion in President Trump.
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Through the execution of Operation Absolute Resolve, the United States seized Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro,
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transporting him to American soil to answer for charges of narco-terrorism.
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This calculated maneuver delivered a resident signal across the hemisphere, punctuated by President Trump's own declaration.
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Under our new national security strategy, American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again.
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Over two centuries, Monroe's declaration had shaped U.S foreign policy across administrations and throughout fundamentally different geopolitical eras.
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What began as a warning to European powers evolved into a framework for regional dominance,
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one that remains the cornerstone of American strategy in the hemisphere today.
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Next, we will learn about George Kennan, best known for his policy of containment during the Cold War.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “The Monroe Doctrine Explained in 5 Minutes”. Las palabras que más se repiten: hemisphere, doctrine, America, dominance, invoked. Este vídeo tiene 56 frases y 782 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:37. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 139 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 71 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| hemisphere sustantivo | /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/ | hemisferio |
| doctrine sustantivo | /ˈdɑk.tɹɪn/ | doctrina |
| declare verbo | /dɪˈklɛɚ/ | explicar, aclarar |
| seize verbo | /ˈsiːz/ | agarrar, apoderarse de |
| decree sustantivo | /dɪˈkɹiː/ | decreto |
| transform verbo | /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ | trasformar, transformar |
| missile sustantivo | /ˈmɪs.aɪl/ | proyectil |
| annexation sustantivo | anexión | |
| colonization sustantivo | /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/ | colonización |
| containment sustantivo | /kənˈteɪnmənt/ | contenimiento |
| cornerstone sustantivo | /ˈkɔɹ.nɚ.stoʊn/ | piedra angular |
| deterrence sustantivo | /dɪˈtɝɹəns/ | deterrencia |
| geopolitical adjetivo | geopolítico | |
| henceforth adverbio | /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/ | en adelante, de ahora en adelante |
| preeminent adjetivo | /priˈɛm ə nənt/ | preeminente |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| back down verbo | recular, echarse atrás |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | be considered · was invoked · was tested |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | has spent · have assumed · has started |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Los sonidos de “th”: henceforth /hɛnsˈfɔɹθ/, withdrawal /wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, colonization /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/, warship /ˈwɔɹˌʃɪp/, arbitration /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, colonization /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/, preeminent /priˈɛm ə nənt/, instability /ɪnstəˈbɪlɪti/, arbitration /ˌɑɹ.bɪˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: invoke /ɪnˈvoʊk/, maneuver /məˈnuvɚ/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/, intervene /ˌɪntəˈviːn/, eventual /ɪˈvɛn.t͡ʃu.əl/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: seize /ˈsiːz/, colonization /kɔlənɪˈzɛjʃən/, propose /pɹəˈpəʊz/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, endure /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/, emerge /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/, justify /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como hemisphere, doctrine, declare.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.