THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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new naval bases
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increase tariffs on European goods
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to protect American manufacturers from competition
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stop European influence
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Detailed explanation-1: -How would increasing trade with Latin America strengthen U.S dominance in that region? It would increase U.S dominance by cutting out Europe and proving to other countries that the U.S had some hold over things and weren’t this weak little country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although most of Latin America was colonized by Spain, the countries of Portugal and France also had major influences on the region. Due to war and disease, native populations were decimated. The European countries’ demand for free labor led them to engage in the African slave trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many pro-slavery Southerners sought to expand southwards, allowing for more territory where slavery could continue to grow and expand. Some even imagined the United States as a great slave-owning republic that would stretch across the Caribbean to Brazil.
Detailed explanation-4: -The European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have a long-standing strategic partnership, based on shared values, history and culture as well as solid economic ties and common interests. In today’s contested world, the EU-LAC partnership is of geopolitical importance.