The Good Neighbor 2
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- THE GOODNEIGHBOR POLICY
- Hello class! Today we will be discussing the Good Neighbor Policy
- The Buenos Aires Conference (1936), requested by President Roosevelt, adopted a draft treaty for the peaceful resolution of conflicts between American states.
- The Good Neighbor Policy was the United States' approach toforeign policy established in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt.
- It's primary goal is to ensuremutual friendlyrelationsbetween the U.S. and the nations of Latin America.
- The policy's main principle was that of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America
- U.S. marines leave Haiti, Nicaragua (1934).
- Historian Louis A. Perez argued that the Platt Amendment resulted in the conditions it had hoped to avoid, including Cuban volatility.
- The Platt Amendment was repealed as part of Roosevelt's Good Neighbor policy toward Latin America. Cuba could now control its own affairs.
- No government need fear any intervention on the part of the U.S.
- U.S. exports to Latin America increased, and U.S. investment in the region rose.
- Reciprocal Trade Agreements – U.S. lowered tariffs/duties with specific country in exchange for trading rights. This resulted in freer trade.
- EX. 90%of Brazilian exports became duty free, U.S. became largest trading partner of all Latin American countries
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