Latin America
Sylvia Jung
Jenice Lee
Jenny Min
Spanish-American War 1898
 Cuba
declared its independence to Spain
 ten-year
 United
war but gave up at last.
States developed substantial business holding in
Cuba
 United States were shocked by the brutality of Spanish
 concentration camps
 1898 joinged war (Spanish-American War)
 Spanish soldiers were exhausted
 four month
 United State intervene with Cuba (didn’t
1. United States gained imperial power
2. Cuba didn’t like the intervention of U.S.
liked it)
Panama Canal
Panama
Canal (1903): “A major ship
that traverses the Isthmus or Panama in
Central America, connection the Atlantic
and Pacific Ocean. It was an enormous
impact on shipping between the two
oceans.”
Extra Information
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Latin America had been colonized by Europe for a long time. Latin America
had fought for independence in the late 1700's ~ mid 1800's and left the
new nations in shambles.The new nations had faced a struggle for recovery
as difficult as their struggle for independence.
After it became independent, Latin America had only traded for raw
materials, so they had no needs to develop their machines.
Major Issues for Latin America
There
were major issues in Latin America
after Independence.
The second major issues in Latin America
after independence were political
instability
Third major issue after our independence
was our economy.
Fourth major issue was also about money.
Conclusion
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The United States of America had come to us for good reasons
like saving our economy and all not only is United states of
America preventing us from getting rich, they are gaining all the
benefits they could get from our own country. We believe that
United States of America should stop bothering us and being
sorry for us and supporting us to get to the state where we can
be one of the main roles in world stage.
Bibliography
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