The More Economic Interest There Is in Latin America, the More U.S. Interventionism There Will Be in Latin America

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Political Science, Spanish

Mentor Information

Andrew Schlewitz

Department

Area Studies - Latin American Studies

Location

Kirkhof Center KC62

Start Date

10-4-2013 10:00 AM

End Date

10-4-2013 11:00 AM

Keywords

Freedom and Control, Social Science, War and Peace

Abstract

This presentation will discuss the possible correlation between private U.S. economic interests and U.S. government interventionism in Latin America. My hypothesis is that the larger the economic interest, the greater the U.S. interventionism. I will examine three cases where there was a great deal of U.S. interventionism in the early and mid-20th century--Cuba, Guatemala, and Panama--and describe how the U.S. government used diplomatic and military means to protect the interests of U.S. economic elite who had large stakes in each of these countries.

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Apr 10th, 10:00 AM Apr 10th, 11:00 AM

The More Economic Interest There Is in Latin America, the More U.S. Interventionism There Will Be in Latin America

Kirkhof Center KC62

This presentation will discuss the possible correlation between private U.S. economic interests and U.S. government interventionism in Latin America. My hypothesis is that the larger the economic interest, the greater the U.S. interventionism. I will examine three cases where there was a great deal of U.S. interventionism in the early and mid-20th century--Cuba, Guatemala, and Panama--and describe how the U.S. government used diplomatic and military means to protect the interests of U.S. economic elite who had large stakes in each of these countries.