In the field of international relations, a sphere of influence is a spatial/geographic region, or set of polities or nations, over which a leader nation state or other geopolitically powerful organisa
A 1912 newspaper cartoon highlighting the United States's influence in Latin America following the Monroe Doctrine
A French political cartoon in 1898, China – the cake of Kings and Emperors, showing Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Marianne of France, and Japanese Emperor Meiji dividing China ruled by Emperor Guangxu. "Kiao-Tchéou" and "Port-Arthur," written on slices of the cake, represent those locations in China; a stereotyped mandarin reacts with horror in the background.
Spheres of influence in the Chinese empire in the early 20th century
German and Japanese direct spheres of influence at their greatest extents in fall 1942
The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes any foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere. Originally concerned with European colonialism, it holds that any interv
Sphere of influence
…was still governed through colonial arrangements by powerful European nations (empires) at the time. An elaboration of this doctrine, later dubbed the 'Monroe Doctrine', was formalized under President James Monroe (in office for two terms from 1817–1825), who asserted that the New World was to be established as part…
Political cartoon by Louis Dalrymple about U.S. expansionism; Uncle Sam straddles the Americas while wielding a big stick inscribed with the words "Monroe Doctrine 1824–1905". The stick is a metaphor for military force.
James Monroe, 5th President of the United States
Proclamation of the Chilean Declaration of Independence on February 18, 1818
Victor Gillam's 1896 political cartoon depicting Uncle Sam standing with a rifle between the Europeans and Latin Americans