Refer to Map 17

question 54

Multiple Choice

Refer to Map 17.5 in the textbook. Which of the following was a reason for U.S. intervention in Central America in the early twentieth century?

• A) To support American corporate interests in Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Mexico.
• B) To ensure that the food items exported from the so-called banana republics were pesticide-free.
• C) To prevent the European powers from establishing spheres of influence near the Panama Canal.
• D) To establish and maintain the American monopoly on international shipping in the Caribbean.

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