Imperialism in Latin America

1. Imperialism in Latin America

2. Economic Imperialism End of the 1800s: the United States & Europe were buying large amounts of products form Latin America U.S. & Europe began to invest money into Latin America Built factories Bought ranches & plantations Owned railroads

3. Outcome Latin American countries hoped this would help their economies Took out loans with U.S. & Europe to make internal improvements Outcomes: Sent money back to their own countries Could not pay back loans; troops sent in to claim loan or land

4. Spanish-American War Beginning of 1898: Cuba fighting Spain for Independence (Cuba on verge of victory, Americans worry about business interests) Feb. 15, 1898: U.S.S. Maine explodes in Havana harbor (U.S. blames Spain, Americans upset) April 1898: U.S. declares war (Spanish-American War) May 1898: U.S. defeats Spain in Philippines July 1898: U.S. troops arrive in Cuba (Theodore Roosevelt & Rough Riders become most famous) December 1898: Treaty of Paris ends war (Cuba “independent”, U.S. gains Guam, Puerto Rico, & the Philippines)

5. Cuba gains Independence but… U.S. troops remain in Cuba After two years Cuba allowed to create own government & constitution but had to include: The Platt Amendment Gave U.S. the right to intervene in Cuba Keep a permanent naval base Cubans foreign policy restricted

6. The Panama Canal • Problem: 13,000 from Pacific to Atlantic • 1st Attempt: French try to build canal but fail (1890s) • U.S. interested in building canal through Panama, Colombia will not allow it • Business leaders in Panama revolt, U.S. assists • Panama wins independence, allows U.S. to build the Panama Canal (1903-1914)

8. The Roosevelt Corollary In 1904 President Roosevelt adds to the Monroe Doctrine Stated that: U.S. would act to prevent any outside interference in Latin America U.S. had right to “stabilize economic affairs of Latin America” This angers many Latin Americans, leads to future U.S. intervention in Latin America