Why did the Ottoman and Safavid empires face frequent conflict with each other? They fought repeatedly over territorial expansion in India.

The population of one empire was largely Sunni Muslim while the population of the other was mostly Shi'a.

They both wanted to monopolize trade networks in Africa and Asia.

Their rulers were often from different branches of one family and competed for leadership roles.

the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia were engaged in almost constant warfare over control of the South Caucasus and Mesopotamia.

they believed democracy was worth the fight

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.