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How did U.S. construction of the Panama Canal symbolize its growing imperial power in the region?

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Daniel Rodriguez

Date Filmed

May 10, 2021

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Imperial America: U.S. Global Expansion, 1890-1915

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Who are you and what do you do?
Why don’t you use the term “U.S. protectorate” for the period from 1899 to 1934 in Cuba?
How did the United States influence Cuba during the period of the U.S. protectorate (1899-1934)?
How did the Spanish continue to influence Cuba during the era of the U.S. protectorate (1899-1934)?
How did gender and race relations evolve in Cuba during the period of the U.S. protectorate (1899-1934)?
How was life for working-class Cubans affected by the U.S. protectorate (1899-1934)?
How did Cuban politicians attempt to use the Platt Amendment to their own advantage?
Why did many Cubans resent the close ties between Cuban and American elites during the U.S. protectorate (1899-1934)?
What were some of the differences between the U.S. protectorate in Cuba and formal U.S. colonialism?
What is neocolonialism?
How did struggles over health and disease impact Cubans during the transition to independence?
How did Americans use a public health crisis in Cuba during the 1895-1898 War for Independence to call for U.S. intervention?
What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and why was it significant?
What was the U.S. “dollar diplomacy” policy?
How did people in Latin America and the Caribbean view the U.S. “dollar diplomacy” policy?
How and why did President Roosevelt intervene in Colombia in order to secure Panama’s independence?
How did U.S. construction of the Panama Canal symbolize its growing imperial power in the region?
How did U.S. military interventions affect Caribbean and Latin American countries?
How did U.S. interventionism in the early 20th century establish the United States as a new kind of imperial power?
Why did some elites in Latin American and Caribbean nations support U.S. imperialist policies?
Why did some elites in Latin American and Caribbean nations oppose U.S. imperialist policies?
How did people in Latin America and the Caribbean resist U.S. imperialism?
How did the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) spark a broader anti-imperialist movement against the U.S. in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Why are people increasingly using the term Latinx?
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