US Intervention In Venezuela

In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was published by president James Monroe that stated that any effort of European nations to try to colonialize any parts of North America or South America would be seen as unfriendly by the United States. The expansion of the Monroe Doctrine to include Olney Corollary which said that it gave the U.S authority to mediate conflicts in its own hemisphere This corollary foreshadowed the the events of the Spanish-American War because which ended in 1898 with the Spanish ceding the Philippines and Cuba. The need for the United States to gain territory and intervene led to the war with the Philippines because after the Philippines was ceded to the United States, the Philippines didn’t want another colonial ruler so they sought independence by a war with the United States (Engel, Lawrence and Preston, 47). Imperialism caused the U.S to intervene with the Spanish which then angered the Filipino because they didn’t want a new colonial ruler. The Philippines created an opportunity to project American power into the pacific. With the Filipino leader, Aguinaldo, as president demanded independence but Washington refused so Aguinaldo declared war. The U.S didn’t want to give land away that they just received as well as the Philippines was considered a hotspot because it would allow the U.S to refuel on their long journeys back from Asia

Interventionism, the belief that the United States should involve itself in foreign affairs, and isolationism, the belief that the United States should avert from any foreign affairs were two ideas that bopped heads during the first World War when it came to the United States’ position in foreign affairs. Interventionism was highly driven off of the thirst for profit and power. This hunger completely brainwashed people of all other thoughts, triggering them to steal innocent lives recklessly and mercilessly. However, isolationism protected American interests during the early 1900’s as it kept us out of war and affairs which ultimately resulted in American debt, lives, and peace being spared from the terrors of war as exhibited in George Washington’s Farewell Address, Ambassador James Bryce’s British Report on German Atrocities, and Robert La Follette’s A Progressive Opposes the Declaration of War.

The Monroe Doctrine helps justify the Spanish American War because it states America’s ground and opinion. President of the United States, James Monroe, gave a speech to Congress in which he states: “... the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers… ” “…we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere, as dangerous to our peace and safety.” These quotes mean that the United States considers any country attacking with the intent of ruling over independent and/or ally countries, as disturbing their peace and safety. So when Spain took hold over the American allied Cuba, the United States had to immediately step in to right a wrong. Since America stated their ground 75 years before the war began, Spain and any other countries looking to conquer in the hemisphere knew very well not to attack America or any country it considered an ally.

When the Monroe Doctrine was first implemented many Americans felt a sense of duty. They felt obligated to protect lands near their country who also wanted the same dream Americans once had. Independence. However as time went on America slowly became a country hungry for power, materials, and most of all land. Resorting to using cheap tricks and methods to provoke another country to go into a war that they will surely lose against the United States. Due to this, the foreign policy actions the United States implemented did reflect the selfish imperialist ambitions they had due to the wars they got into, America’s belief that it was their “destiny” to gain land, and the cunning tricks they used to take land from an independent nation

In this essay I will be explaining to you all on how the Monroe Doctrine came to be, who the document was authored by and how they gained the inspiration and where he got his ideas for this document from. I will explain what nations were affected by the policies of the Doctrine which I will explain in a little bit. I will explain how this document helped the Mexican President Juarez in successfully revolting against the Emperor Maximillian of the French. I will also cover how the British affected the document and also how President Roosevelt wanted to extend the Doctrine with his “Roosevelt Corollary.”

     The Monroe Doctrine was stressed during the time of Roosevelt's Presidency. During this era many foreign policies were given up, such as the Platt Amendment. Roosevelt decided that instead of the "Old single-handed enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine,"2

Intervention: involvement by a foreign power in the affairs of another nation, typically to achieve the stronger power's aims

3. How many times did the US government intervene in the affairs of other countries between 1798 and 1895?

This incident, along with the progressive method of using Christian ethics and the progressive belief of pragmatism, changed Roosevelt’s idea about the Monroe Doctrine. Roosevelt believed that Christian citizens had “the duty of bearing one another’s burdens.” This belief influenced him to interpret the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine as “to safeguard like independence and secure like permanence for the lesser among the New World nations” as well as to prevent European colonization in the Western Hemisphere. However, after the Venezuela crisis, Roosevelt saw that the original doctrine was not enough to safeguard peace in the Western Hemisphere. He realized that wrongdoing from Latin American nations, for example, that Venezuela did not pay debts to European countries, could lead to European aggression in the Western Hemisphere. Roosevelt was afraid that the aggression stayed permanently and contravened the Monroe Doctrine. Using pragmatism to make the Monroe Doctrine not the “the emptiest of the empty phrases,” he stated that the United States had a duty to supervise ineffective Latin American governments, whose instability and economic problems could

The Banana Wars began with injustices, corruption, lawless societies and labor abuse in Latin America. Banana workers began what was comparable to a civil rights movement in the tropical fruit trade. Warring tropical countries stemmed from maltreatment [clarification needed] and abusive working conditions gave rise to one of the earliest and most militant labor movements in early Latin America. The discourse and corruption facing Latin American people and governments is what prompted the United States influence.[clarification needed]

The Monroe Doctrine, made by President Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, was a statement of America’s policy. It was us warning Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere. Wes knew we needed to expand more in order to stay on top in terms of money and power. We also, didn’t want to lose these islands to Japan or Germany. Even though the we wanted this island we had to consider the fact that Collectively, the islands consisted of 43 different ethnic groups and 87 different languages.

December 3, 1823 the United State president James Monroe was giving his annual state union address when he basically told the crowned heads of Europe to stay out of American and said that the era of colonization is over in the Americans. This is how the Monroe Doctrine came to act. The Monroe Doctrine became a facet of American foreign policy through the 19th century and the 20th century. Let's look at the year that led up to the Monroe Doctrine. In the 1820 the monarchy in Europe was not good. The Napoleonic War and the French Revolution was convasting the powers of Europe . 1815, Revolution was finishing and the monarchy of Europe are reinstated. many of the states stated to want independence because of the French and the American Revolution.

The circumstance leading up to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine was the United States’ concern over the possibility of European expansion in the Americas. Additionally, Great Britain was anxious about the possibility of Spain recolonizing its former colonies, which had just recently gained their freedom. Great Britain was afraid that if Spain regained its former colonies that would cause a decline in British trade with those newly independent nations (Goldfield et al, 242) (A+E Networks, 1).

US interventionism in Latin America started a long time ago with the Monroe Doctrine, in 1823. A policy which stated that any intervention by external power for example from Europe is the Americas is a hostile act against the US. In simpler words, America is for the Americas. From the 1900’s till the beginning of the Cold War, the United States started the military intervention mostly in the Caribbean and Central American regions. This has started a long history of the United States intervening on Latin America issues.

First off we need to grasp a hold of the fact that this problem originated from the Cubans because, the Cubans hassled getting independence from Spain. This was eye catching for the U.S., they felt as if they had to get involved and gain control. The U.S. mainly wanted more territory, but who wouldn’t want more territory. Having more territory showed how much power you have over the others.