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What are your feelings of America becoming involved
in other nations?
If it will benefit us - should we do what we feel we
need to in order to succeed?
What are your feelings of America becoming involved
in other nations?
If it will benefit us - should we do what we feel we
need to in order to succeed?
American Involvement in Latin America
American Involvement in Latin America
Should such actions have been allowed?
Should such actions have been allowed?
Monroe DoctrineMonroe Doctrine
European powers would no longer colonize or interfere with the affairs of the nations of the Americas.
Any colonization in the Americas would be viewed as a hostile act
European powers would no longer colonize or interfere with the affairs of the nations of the Americas.
Any colonization in the Americas would be viewed as a hostile act
Monroe Doctrine - 3 Main Points
Monroe Doctrine - 3 Main Points
1. European countries cannot colonize in any of the Americas: North, Central, or South.
2. U.S. will only be involved in European affairs if America's rights are disturbed
3. the U.S. will consider any attempt at colonization a threat to its national security.
1. European countries cannot colonize in any of the Americas: North, Central, or South.
2. U.S. will only be involved in European affairs if America's rights are disturbed
3. the U.S. will consider any attempt at colonization a threat to its national security.
Major CriticismsMajor Criticisms
79 military actions in Latin America Some see it as the U.S.’s own form
of colonization An example of hegemony
Some see it as America (the continent) for the United States. Gave rise to revolutions and leaders
opposing America’s involvement
79 military actions in Latin America Some see it as the U.S.’s own form
of colonization An example of hegemony
Some see it as America (the continent) for the United States. Gave rise to revolutions and leaders
opposing America’s involvement
Roosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt Corollary
right of the United States to intervene to stabilize the economic affairs of small nations in the Caribbean and Central America
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Minnesota State Fair on September 2, 1901
right of the United States to intervene to stabilize the economic affairs of small nations in the Caribbean and Central America
Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick
Minnesota State Fair on September 2, 1901
Good Neighbor PolicyGood Neighbor Policy
FDR’s plan to avoid involvement in Latin America “In the field of world policy I would dedicate this
nation to the policy of the good neighbor--the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others.”
Interventionism was becoming very unpopular Too much emphasis on economics Creating anti-American feelings Too expensive
Does any of this sound familiar????
FDR’s plan to avoid involvement in Latin America “In the field of world policy I would dedicate this
nation to the policy of the good neighbor--the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others.”
Interventionism was becoming very unpopular Too much emphasis on economics Creating anti-American feelings Too expensive
Does any of this sound familiar????
Cold War EraCold War Era
A return to conflict - threats of Communism
Cuba - Castro comes to power U.S. launches the Bay of Pigs
Chile - U.S. involved in ousting Chilean president Salvador Allende
Iran-Contra Affair
A return to conflict - threats of Communism
Cuba - Castro comes to power U.S. launches the Bay of Pigs
Chile - U.S. involved in ousting Chilean president Salvador Allende
Iran-Contra Affair
Controversial Leaders of Latin America
Controversial Leaders of Latin America
Fidel Casto Salvador Allende Hugo Chavez
Fidel Casto Salvador Allende Hugo Chavez
