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Presidential Policies towards Intervention - Coggle Diagram
Presidential Policies towards
Intervention
Presidential policies towards coming
between the conflicts of other nations
i.e. when does the US get involved
in another country's business?
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
US will remain neutral in European wars
US declares "no more European
colonizing of the Americas"
Any further colonizing =
act of aggression
US will protect its interests (economic) in the Americas
(Teddy) Roosevelt Corollary
Corollary is something that
adds onto an agreement or doctrine
(1904) the US will help Europeans enforce interests in the Americas (but not let the Europeans do it themselves)
"Speak softly and carry a big stick"
The US becomes the "police force" of
the Western Hemisphere
Good Neighbor Policy
Non-interventionist policy
cooperation and trade
with Latin America
build stronger relationships
with Latin America
"mutual respect"
"respects himself and the rights of others" - FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
signs treaty with Cuba (1936)
Cancels Platt Amendment which gave the
US the right to interfere in Cuban affairs
Cuba celebrates for 3 days
withdraws Marines from Haiti
Give up US right to intervene in
Panama (1936)
Put to the test (1930)
Mexico's president
Nationalizes the oil industry
Mexican gov't takes over the
oil fields from US and British companies
Companies refused to
pay workers more and
improve working conditions
US Companies pressure FDR to intervene
FDR refuses to intervene with force
urges companies to negotiate a payout for their losses with the Mexican government
Banana Republic
corporations exert almost total control
over the laws, politics, and even military decisions
of a country
what does this mean for the people of that country?
poor workers rights
(limited labor power)
low pay
dangerous working conditions
child labor
no chance to keep profits