Banana Wars

The Monroe Doctrine is a United States foreign policy position that opposes any foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere. Originally concerning European colonialism, it holds that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers is a potentially hostile act against the United States. The doctrine was central to American grand strategy in the 20th century.

political science term for a politically unstable country

December 1898 peace treaty of the Spanish-American War

military base of the United States Navy

proposed shipping route across Nicaragua

Actions involving the United States in Central America and the Caribbean

American corporation

pursuit of foreign policy objectives with the aid of conspicuous displays of naval power

Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, three South American countries

refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy: "speak softly, and carry a big stick, you will go far!"

1901 United States law on Cuban relations

Franklin Roosevelt policy towards Latin America

addition to the Monroe Doctrine articulated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt

1903 treaty between U.S. and Panama establishing the Panama Canal Zone

1914 American military occupation

occupation of the Dominican Republic by the United States from 1916–1924

1912 part of the Banana Wars

1915 overview of the occupation of Haiti by the United States of America

plant disease that primarily affects bananas

historical event in 1903, establishing the Republic of Panama

1898-1902 American military occupation of Cuba

diplomatic, military crisis between Mexico and the United States

US occupation of Cuba in the 1900s

former Nicaraguan militia (1925-1979)

treaty

speech and short book by Smedley D. Butler

conflict

fungal plant pathogen

military incident in the Dominican Republic involving the United States

1912 battle during the US occupation of Nicaragua