WLC 310 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Monroe Doctrine, United States Marine Corps, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
27 Jul 2018
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Us began its expansion into the caribbean basin as a result of the. Attempted to control the politics & economies of countries of the caribbean basin (cuba, dr, haiti, panama) Took panama by force from columbia to construct a canal to control traffic between the atlantic & pacific. Justified by president roosevelt by the roosevelt corollary". Implied us could intervene in la at will in order to prevent intervention by. First revolution that attempted to create a modern nation-state. Led by different factions that worked together to overthrow the dictatorship & collaborated in writing mexico"s constitution (1917) Obregon became the country"s first constitutional president in 1920. Enclave" economy: when a company becomes the sole proprietor of not just a products" land and production but also of a country"s" basic utilities (seaports, railroads, electric companies) In response to the market crash in 1929. Import-substitution industrialization: industrialization process stimulated by the central government. Built sizeable industrial plants & industrial elite.
