LLAS 1190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: United Fruit Company, Platt Amendment, Neocolonialism
6 Dec 2018
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Triple alliance: brazil, argentina, and uruguay against paraguay. These wars push nationalism + national identity. Maximillian and carlotta (liberal but not in the same way that juarez) War over cuba, puerto rico, guam, philippines. Us taking over last remnants of spanish empire. Treaty between us and spain that does not include the countries that are actually being effected. Goal is to get cuba to be dependent on the us. Us reserves right to use military bases. No control over finances w/o us approval. Puerto rico has foracker and jones act. Allows pr to be apart of us. Jones act: men can be in army. By mid 30s, you have countries moving into a centralized economy. Not ideological, will make alliances w/ whoever will w/ them. Trying to get country out of depression. Clips of them bombing the government centers. Ds allende, try to impeach him, doesn"t work, the military overthrows him on 9/11 (allende dies)
