US foreign policy pre 1945 in Latin America Flashcards
What and when was the Monroe Doctrine introduced?
President Monroe (1817-25) declared the US’s position on Latin America; any European attempts to interfere in north/South America would be dangerous for the US. Became known as the Monroe doctrine
what was the US’s influence globally in 1823
weak and insignificant country
When did the US begin developing into a powerful nation
late 19th and early 20th century
how did the US’s relationship to Latin America change in the 19th-20th century?
US began to intervene in Latin American affairs and made Cuba a US protectorate, in 1898 and took over Puerto Rico.
caused growing fear and resentment towards US.
What was the Panama Canal?
1903; Theodore Roosevelt had. a canal built that links the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean to facilitate US trade and communications. They then imposed a treaty on panama that gave the US ownership of the canal and the territory on either side of. It.
What is the Roosevelt corollary?
1904; Roosevelt developed Monroe doctrine from a warning to Europeans not to intervene in Latin American affairs into an American commitment to intervention in Latin America in certain cases.
How did president Taft (1909-13) and Wilson (1913-21) handle Latin American affairs?
exercised its police power
intervened in Nicaragua 1912-34.
how did president Taft’s and Wilson’s involvement in Latin American affairs influence President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s (1933-45) foreign policy?
he promised to be a “good neighbour”
how did Franklin Roosevelt change US intervention in Latin America?
halted direct intervention but continued training, equipping of local forces to keep peace and facilitates economic and political development.
examples of Franklin Roosevelt intervention and its implication
withdrew american letting Batista in Cubagain control of local forces.
These dictators were further assisted in their consolidation of power by the economic emergencies generated by the Great Depression.
US contributed to the creation of repressive Central American dictatorships instead of democracies.
what did the Great Depression convince many Latin americans
that they were victims of neo-colonialism; exploited by countries like the US .
how did the Great Depression change US resentment in Latin. America
before 30s anti American feeling was concentrated on political and cultural grievances however now they focused on economic issues as well.
what else impacted the poor economic state of Latin American countries (other than the US)
decrease demand of Latin American goods from Europe, increased competition with other nations and elites who acted in their on narrow interest rather than. that of the nation.
how did the Second World War affect US-Latin American relations?
USA gave loans, technical expertise and equipment. to assist Latin American industrialization -> aid encouraged Latin American countries such as Mexico (1942), Brazil (42), chile (43) and argentine (45) to join war as US allies.
What and when was the Act of. Chapultepec
1945; American republics agreed on the act which stated that any act of aggression against one would be considered as an act of aggression against all of them. The conference also recommend an inter- American Defence treaty and discussed the social/enconmic problems facing Latin American nations.
