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This week’s reading focused on the positive changes as well as the problems that occurred during the Gilded Age in Latin America. While much of Latin America experienced economic growth during this time, there were also a lot of social problems created. Many problems occurred with the rural and indigenous populations. These populations became more […] read full post >>

Chapter 6 of Dawson reading is about how the U.S. came into interventions with Latin America. It started with the Military interventions, then came economic and cultural interventions. There are two things that really caught my attention in this week’s reading; bananas and Disney. I found it interesting that bananas are what started the commodities … Continue reading → read full post >>

Chapter 6 of Dawson reading is about how the U.S. came into interventions with Latin America. It started with the Military interventions, then came economic and cultural interventions. There are two things that really caught my attention in this week’s reading; bananas and Disney. I found it interesting that bananas are what started the commodities … Continue reading → read full post >>

As someone who grew up in the United States, this chapter was very interested to me. It is shocking how little we are actually taught about even the history of our own country. Our government has interfered with so many countries, in Latin America and around the world, and we are barely taught anything about […] read full post >>

At the beginning of the chapter, something that stuck out for me, was the astounding number of workers that died while working on the Panama Canal. Although yellow fever and other diseases are the main culprit, the more than twenty-seven thousand five hundred people that perished is still a tremendous number of people. To put … read full post >>

I found this week’s readings quite interesting for the most part. In all honesty when I saw the “Bananas Are Our Business” sections I thought that it was a bit ridiculous but reading about it was actually really fascinating. Every once in a while, as I was reading, I would just stop and think… this […] read full post >>

In the Chapter Power to the People, Dawson explores the role certain individuals have played in controlling the power of their countries. One of the figures he discusses the most is Eva Peron and the role she played in Argentina. While deeply hated by some, Evita was loved by many and we can see her unique ability … read full post >>

I found this week’s readings quite interesting for the most part. In all honesty when I saw the “Bananas Are Our Business” sections I thought that it was a bit ridiculous but reading about it was actually really fascinating. Every once in a while, as I was reading, I would just stop and think… this […] read full post >>

In the Chapter Power to the People, Dawson explores the role certain individuals have played in controlling the power of their countries. One of the figures he discusses the most is Eva Peron and the role she played in Argentina. While deeply hated by some, Evita was loved by many and we can see her unique ability … read full post >>

The US is sometimes thought of as a big bully and this is especially true when looking at the intervention... read full post >>