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IMPERIALISM IN THE AMERICAS

About the Analytical Paper Topic: Any subject related to U.S.-Latin American relations (whether or not covered in class)—proposed by student and approved by Kelly Matush Examples: Sports (e.g. baseball), film (depictions of Latina women), music (lyrics, popularity of stars, etc.), advertising (Corona beer) In-class examples: Content of Latin American nationalism, impacts of drug war (e.g., Plan Colombia or Plan Mérida), reactions to 9/11, Obama relationship with Latin leaders, Hugo Chávez phenomenon, evaluations of NAFTA Format: double-spaced pages (including notes or bibliography); 1-inch margins; 12-pt. font; include page numbers. You may choose a citation style. Due: Wednesday, March 5th (via Turnitin link on TED page and hard copy in class) Prompt: A paper prompt will be posted to the (forthcoming) TED page.

The Imperial Era Reading: Smith, Talons, Introduction, chs. 1-4

KEY QUESTIONS What is the current state of U.S. relations with Latin America? What (if anything) is unique or “new” about the present situation? How much have we seen before? Where is the relationship headed? What might the future hold?

BASIC ASSUMPTIONS International system based on tacit codes of conduct or “regimes” Regimes change according to distributions of power— political, economic, otherwise U.S. relations with Latin America thus take place within changing contexts (“regimes”) Latin American policy is key part of dialectic Latin America is more important to U.S. than is generally recognized

THE UNITED STATES AS AN IMPERIAL POWER Global Context: Great Powers, Grand Strategies, and the Rules of the Game The balance of power Notions of sovereignty Imperialism and the pursuit of power

Imperialism and Its Variations 1. Conquest and incorporation (France) 2. Colonization (England, Holland, Spain) 3. Spheres of influence/ Spheres of interest (various)

The U.S. Strategy Driving Europe out Monroe Doctrine (1823) Preference for Spain “No-transfer” principle (1811, 1869) Panama and World War I Creating America’s “empire” Stage 1: Territorial conquest and incorporation (Mexico, Cuba?) Parenthesis: Colonization (Puerto Rico, Philippines) Stage 2: Dollar diplomacy and periodic intervention (Caribbean and Latin America as a whole)

U.S. Military Interventions in the Caribbean Basin Costa Rica1921 Cuba , , 1912, Dominican Rep1903, 1904, 1914, Haiti Honduras1903, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1924, 1925 Mexico1913, 1914, , Nicaragua1898, 1899, , , Panama , 1921, 1925

Ideology and Its Complications The doctrine of “manifest destiny” The problem of race The historic compromise Power and Its Costs: The Rise of Anti-Imperialism