HILA 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Anti-Imperialism, Platt Amendment, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
10 Apr 2017
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Monroe doctrine (p. 329: president james monroe, justified usa involvement in latin america, also reflects latin america"s dependence on u. s, wouldn"t go to military force unless threats of recolonization. The united states as model (p. 331: love affair with the united states, sees what usa is doing on the frontier is something which argentina should do in the frontier. Able to be shoot squirrels and show other forms of aggression, but: intent on dominating nature and building civilization. Domingo sarmiento, however, expressed affection towards the united states and its institutions. As a proponent of liberalism, sarmiento deeply argued for the value of education, logic, and political autonomy. Sarmiento described the united states as the end result of human logic (331). In his belief, the united states represents the gold standard for all three virtues. He paints american society composed of rational, educated individuals.
