us imperialism in the late 19th century was supported by the monroe doctrine theory.
us imperialism in the late 19th century was supported by the monroe doctrine theory.
us imperialism in the late 19th century was supported by which theory?
monroe doctrine
a former colony itself, the early united states expressed its opposition to imperialism, at least in a form distinct from its own manifest destiny, through policies such as the monroe doctrine. however, beginning in the late 19th and early 20th century, policies such as theodore roosevelt’s interventionism in central america and woodrow wilson’s mission to "make the world safe for democracy" changed all this. they were often backed by military force, but were more often effected from behind the scenes. this is consistent with the general notion of hegemony and imperium of historical empires. in 1898, americans who opposed imperialism created the anti-imperialist league to oppose the us annexation of the philippines and cuba. one year later, a war erupted in the philippines causing business, labor and government leaders in the us to condemn america's occupation in the philippines as they also denounced them for causing the deaths of many filipinos. american foreign policy was denounced as a "racket" by smedley butler, a former american general who had become a spokesman for the far left.
imperialism
betances jaeger was one of many latin american feminists who saw the importance of a panhispanic feminism “based on a shared sense of identity and struggle against us imperialism.” this pan-hispanic feminist movement took place amidst a political climate where us feminists “presumed superiority and assumed leadership.” betances jaeger provided important challenges to the racist ideologies behind us feminism of the time. notably in 1929, us feminist carrie chapman catt condemned latin american feminists (“south american women”) of “what she perceived to be their lack of education and lack of helpful engagement in building peaceful relations among the americas." betances jaeger responded, along with various others, that women throughout latin america (not only south america) had “a central conception of peace." betances jaeger further challenged that this notion of peace “promoted freedom of all the americas and critiqued us imperialism."
clotilde betances jaeger