Event Title
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.
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.