AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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reduce the influence of communism
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control Latin American independence movements
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promote European colonization of the area
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protect growing United States investments in Latin America
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both a desire for new markets for its industrial products and a belief in the racial and cultural superiority of Americans motivated the United States’ imperial mission.
Detailed explanation-2: -The US was interested in the security of Latin America because they realized that their security depended on Latin America. The security of Latin America was just as important to the US as the importance of its own country. If their southern counterparts complied, everything would go better.
Detailed explanation-3: -The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement best summarizes the United States policy in Latin America in the early twentieth century? The main goal of the United States has been to bring about unification of Latin American nations.