Chapter 18 Section 4 Critical Thinking #4

In your opinion, should the United States have become involved in the affairs of Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico during the early 1900s? Support your answer with details. Think About:
• the effect of the Roosevelt Corollary
• the results of dollar diplomacy
• the implication of Wilson’s missionary diplomacy
The US should have become more involved with the affairs of Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico because it gave the US a strong economy. Roosevelt Corollary was the idea of "speak with a soft voice, but carry a big stick". He would threaten nations into doing what he wanted, and if they did there would be no violence. He used this idea and used the corollary which said that: "the United States would now use force to protect its economic interests in Latin America." Dollar diplomacy was the practise of repaying nations loans so that these nations would come under control of the US. After repaying theses debts, in Nicaragua for example, after the US repayed their debts the US gained control of its national bank and its railroads. Also Wilson's missionary diplomacy was the idea that the US would not get involved with Latin America unless they were posing any threat to their Latin American interests. For example when Mexico arrested, then realized Amercian citizens, America came in and started to take charge.