which means the US was still being imperial, but in a nicer way
Okay so different historians had different opinions like Paul de la Torre said the US was "a good neighbor of tyrants"
Historiography
and what about historiography
another historian called Peter Smith believed this was the "golden era of US relations with the region" since the US was not controlling much
Historiography
interesting...
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And its effectiveness??
Eh not that good. Dictatorships were supported and countries had relations with Europeans
Historiography
Soo it was good for the US because the LA countries depended on the economy so more moneyyy and recieved money because of the Oil company problems in Latin America
US Impact
what abt the US impact?
cool yeah cool
At this point Canada was becoming independent from the British but were still left out of the Pan-American Union because they weren't fully independent
Canada Impact
Canada Impact??
Yeah so since many LA countries had oil, they nationalized it. Also, lots of dictatorships occurred in Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, and Cuba