1. The United States and the Development of Latin America
In contrast, we will see that the U.S.' role in Latin America during the second period has been mostly positive, tending to support strong states and economies through conventional, peaceful development. First, the birth of most Latin American nations was not a "birth by fire" in any true sense. ... Thus, the conditions that existed in the Americas at the promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 had the U.S. as the regional hegemon, with all other Latin American states or pre-states more or less equal. ... Separate from any specific actions undertaken in Latin America, the r...
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