Under the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 the United States had policed the hemisphere, in theory to preserve the independence of its nations from European covetousness, in reality to protect America¡¯s own interests. This often involved military intervention, especially in Central America and the Caribbean. The Monroe Doctrine was based on the reasoning that the Caribbean was America¡¯s ¡®inland sea¡¯ and part of the economic structure. In Cuba, which America had liberated Spain, the US …showed first 75 words of 1440 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1440 total…had fully recovered from the Civil War, the industrial revolution had completely set in, and also the military had been fully developed. The next step was obviously Latin America. The expansion of its economy needed new markets, and businesses had already expanded outward. Although there are some opposing views, it is an accepted fact that the U.S. expanded because of economic and nationalistic reasons, and the period coincided with prosperity in its domestic sector.