-What Does This Map Reveal About American Interventions in the Affairs

question 39

Multiple Choice

-What does this map reveal about American interventions in the affairs of its southern neighbors in the forty-year period after the Spanish-American War?

• A) U.S. military interventions were necessary in order to prevent European imperial powers from colonizing Latin American nations.
• B) Most U.S. military incursions took place in areas where American economic interests were at risk.
• C) Each area that experienced a U.S. military intervention was also an American protectorate.
• D) The United States Navy played an insignificant role in keeping order in Latin America.

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