JUAN DAVID PINEDA MONTOYA 11D

Objetive: Identify the main characteristics of the use of politics as an instrument of ideological and
economic domination, using as an example the corollary of the Monroe Doctrine: the corollary of
Theodore Roosevelt in Latin America.

Key Vocabulary: Connect the definition with the correct concept with a line. Use different colours

• The period of declining and lower economic activity in the worldwide

economy from the late 1920s through the 1930s. In the United States,
Economic Expansion it began with the stock market crash in October 1929 and was
characterized by a decline in business activity into 1933.

• The doctrine, essentially stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the

U.S. opposed further European colonization of or intervention in the
Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine It is a period of economic growth as measured by a rise in real GDP.
• The explanation of fluctuations in aggregate economic activity
between economic expansions and contractions is one of the primary
concerns of macroeconomics.
The outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt laid the foundation for
Great Depression • this approach in 1904 with his Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe
Doctrine (under which United States Marines were frequently sent to
Central America) maintaining that if any nation in the Western
Hemisphere appeared politically and financially unstable so as to be
vulnerable to European control, the United States had the right and
Dollar Diplomacy obligation to intervene.

Language for learning: In this section we are going to talk about the territorial and economic
imperialism of Latin America. In this section you can use strategies such as ask the teacher or take
notes.

1. Use the Inferential Reading Strategy, submitting the information required in the chart

TOPIC: Territorial and economic

imperialism of latín America

THESIS:

ARGUMENT 1 ARGUMENT 2
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Read the following text. Then, answer the questions.

TEDDY´S LEGACY

Between the end of the Spanish-American War and the dawn of the Great Depression, the United
States sent troops to Latin American countries thirty-two times. It used the Roosevelt Corollary, or
addition, to the Monroe Doctrine to justify intervention. In the corollary, Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed
that the United States, because it was a "civilized nation," had the right to stop "chronic wrongdoing"
throughout the Western Hemisphere.

"Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty friendship," he said.
"Chronic wrongdoing, however, . . . may force the United States to exercise an international police
power." Teddy didn't hesitate to use this "police power" to strengthen his country, but he was always
careful not to upset the balance of world power.

William Howard Taft, former governor of the Philippines, followed Roosevelt into the White House. Taft
believed in economic expansion, and he introduced a policy called "dollar diplomacy." This policy used
diplomacy to advance and protect American businesses in other countries. Taft employed Roosevelt's
corollary in Nicaragua and other Latin American countries to protect American investments.

American businesses had been active in Nicaragua since the 1850s. The lush country attracted
American fruit growers and mining companies. Others believed that Nicaragua offered the best site for
a canal, and they invested in land. Cornelius Vanderbilt started a company that transported
passengers between New York and San Francisco via the Nicaraguan jungle. Shortly after
Commodore Perry opened Japan, Vanderbilt plotted to take control of Nicaragua.

With Vanderbilt's help, a young adventurer named William Walker set out with fifty-seven followers to
conquer Nicaragua. A short, freckled man with sharp green eyes, Walker formed an alliance with a
group of local rebels and defeated the Nicaraguan forces. He proclaimed himself "commander in
chief," and soon thousands of Americans rushed into the country. Many Americans wanted the United
States to assume direct control of Nicaragua. The government, however, was afraid to upset the
fragile balance between "free" and "slave" territories.
Walker eventually quarreled with Vanderbilt about the transit company, and soon another revolution
drove him from power. In 1860 Walker died before a firing squad. American economic involvement in
Nicaragua lived on.

Nicaraguans confidently expected the canal, and they gladly accepted loans and payments based on
its eventual construction. By 1909 the United States-Nicaraguan Concession was largest American
company in Nicaragua. That year the Concession's chief legal counsel, Philander C. Knox, resigned to
become Taft's Secretary of State. When Nicaragua's ruler cancelled an agreement with one American
business and threatened the Concession, the company organized another revolution. Adolfo Diaz, a
Concession employee, became the new president. Taft quickly recognized the Diaz government.

Modified from: http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/imperialism/#intervention

Read this extract. Choose the most suitable option (a ,b, or c) for each space.

Nicaraguans confidently expected the canal, and they gladly accepted loans and (1)
PAYMENTSbased on its eventual construction. By 1909 the United States-Nicaraguan Concession
was largest American company in Nicaragua. That year the Concession's chief legal counsel,
Philander C. Knox, resigned to become Taft's Secretary of State. When Nicaragua's ruler cancelled an
agreement with one American business and threatened the Concession, the company organized
another (2)REVOLUTION. Adolfo Diaz, a Concession employee, the (3)BECAME new president. Taft
quickly recognized the Diaz government.

Modified from: http://www.smplanet.com/teaching/imperialism/#intervention

1. a. Payments b. Congratulations c. Scolding

2. a. revolution b. party c. list .

3. a. made b. rise c. became

1. In the historical context, what is chronic wrong doing?

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2. Do you know any example of “dollar diplomacy” in Colombia, in the past or today?
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3. What consequences did the polity have of the Roosevelt corollary in the late 19th century?
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4. The Roosevelt´s Corollary was a political and economical intervention of the USA in Latin
América that served to:
 a. Generate employment in the Caribbean counntries.
b. USA for having power and control over the Caribbean region.
c. Generate economic and political development as in USA.

5. What is your opinion about the contrast between the internatinal politics of the USA in the
19TH century and nowadays.
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