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Venezuelan Border Dispute

Venezuelan Border Dispute. A Project by Ryan Biery , Stephen Ilnitzki and John Kolios. What Happened?. Great Britain was trying to expand their South American territory, British Guiana, by impeding on Venezuelan land. Venezuela asked for US’s help

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Venezuelan Border Dispute

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  1. Venezuelan Border Dispute A Project by Ryan Biery, Stephen Ilnitzki and John Kolios

  2. What Happened? • Great Britain was trying to expand their South American territory, British Guiana, by impeding on Venezuelan land. • Venezuela asked for US’s help • United States intervened, claiming it was their duty under the Monroe Doctrine.

  3. The Beginning • Venezuela and British Guiana were arguing over the border for nearly a century • In 1895, President Cleveland officially supported Venezuela

  4. US Backs Venezuela • Americans were strongly sympathetic towards Venezuela • The United States demanded for arbitration on behalf of Venezuela • Secretary of state, Richard Olney, charged Britain with violating the Monroe Doctrine

  5. Attempts at Resolution • Us threatened Britain with military action unless they agreed to negotiate • Britain backed down because of fears with Germany • Needed the support of the United States

  6. The Final Result • Britain accepted the arbitration after bitter tensions between the United States and England reached a peak • Allowed the joint commission of both British and American representatives to decide the final border. • Decision was approved by both the British and the Venezuelans.

  7. Venezuelan Response • Venezuelans supported the United States’ cause because they asked for it in the first place. • In the end, they got the border they wanted, and Britain stopped intruding on their land.

  8. Motives vs. Justifications • United States justified their actions by claiming they were defending the Monroe Doctrine • In reality, they were trying to scare the old world out of the western hemisphere by asserting their dominance

  9. Superman or Mafia Don? • The United States was acting more as a Super Man • Demonstrated Super Man qualities by trying to resolve the conflict with arbitration. • Helped Venezuela without asking for anything in return

  10. Beneficial or Not? • Definitely beneficial because border dispute was going on for a long time • United States was able to put a long argued issue to rest • Beneficial for United States because it asserter their dominance in the Western Hemisphere as a world power

  11. Works Cited • "American Intervention in the Guayana-Venezuela Border Dispute." Guyana News and Information. Web. 07 Oct. 2010. <http://www.guyana.org/features/guyanastory/chapter84.html>. • "The Venezuelan Boundary Dispute." Distance Learning | Independent Study | MU - CDIS. Web. 07 Oct. 2010. <http://cdis.missouri.edu/exec/data/courses2/6562/lesson01/commentary.asp>.

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