For some reason, it seems that the United States always finds itself involved in Latin American countries such as El Salvador, Costa Rica, or The Dominican Republic. Though the constant reasons that come up always make it seem as if the U.S. is there to help, I wonder at times for the real reasons of it’s involvement. With the U.S. being the most dominant superpower of all countries, why would it be so important for them to help out other struggling countries? It must be benefiting from it somehow or, what I feel, perhaps it is trying to quietly control countries through puppet governments and such. It has always been known that possession of power leads to the want of more power. This is certainly the case with the U.S.’s involvement in Latin America.

I started my research by gathering the things I already knew about this. When pledging Phi Iota Alpha, the entire process is centered on giving a pledge an understanding of who they are, where they come from, and an understanding of what it is to be Latin American. Through that process I was able to learn much about this topic and it was then that I initially got interested. I had

It’s sad to have to stop and think about this but it is an unfortunate reality. We today live in the most powerful and dominant superpower in the world and many of us do not stop and think about many of the things that this country does to keep that position. Numerous times in history this country has oppressed many to keep itself above. Though we are looked at as the “good guys” we do many bad things that go unnoticed. For example, in this paper I wrote about the U.S.’s interference in the Dominican Republic. The U.S. did not leave the Dominican Republic until 1968. When leaving, they left the country under the control of a white supremacist president whom they felt was the best man for the job. They were also responsible for providing the weapons to kill a dictator of the country who was opposing some of the U.S.’s views.

In 1913, the country was “unable to restrain the renewed outbreak of hostilities. Once again, Washington took a direct hand and mediated a resolution. The rebellious horacistas agreed to a cease-fire based on a pledge of United States oversight of elections for members of local ayuntamientos and a constituent assembly that would draft the procedures for presidential balloting. In 1915, after more instability, The United States government, this time under President Woodrow Wilson, again intervened and delivered an ultimatum: elect a president or the United States will impose one” (www.dominicanrepublic.com). By intending to impose one, it was obvious that the U.S. was looking to impose a president that would fit into its ideals and the vision it had for the country. The United States was not in the Dominican Republic to help the country; it was there to help itself. This theme would once again be seen in more and more Latin American countries.

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