Taking Haiti by Mary A. Renda6/2/2023 government in Nicaragua, President William Howard Taft first supported a revolution in 1909, then supported the suppression of a revolution in 1912. made “protectorates” of Cuba, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Haiti, taking control of their finances, limiting their sovereignty, and periodically sending in troops. During the first two decades of the 20 th century, the U.S.administrations repeatedly vowed to protect these assets and open doors for more. Between 19, American private and corporate investments in Latin America increased from $280 million to $5.3 billion, surpassing investments in Europe.President Theodore Roosevelt declared in December 1904 that the United States had the right and responsibility to militarily intervene in other nations of the Western Hemisphere in order to correct “chronic wrongdoing.”. To obtain the right to build a canal, the United States covertly supported a secessionist revolt in the Panamanian province of Colombia in November 1903.
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