Question

Imperialism in Latin America is like.....

Answer 1

n the early 19th century, most of the nations of Latin America fought their wars of independence, freeing themselves from the colonial control of Spain. So, how can this lesson be on imperialism in the 19th and 20th century? Although the word 'imperialism' often refers to the direct control of a colony by an empire, there are other forms of imperialism as well.

Imagine a bully at school. This kid does not control anybody directly, but through his power and influence is still able to control people's actions and benefit from their wealth, or in this case, their lunch money. That's sort of what these other forms of imperialism are like. Latin American nations emerged from their independence wars free, but very weak and poor after decades of fighting. Other, stronger powers were thus able to invest heavily in Latin American economies, giving them lots of influence over the new governments.

Answer 2

a form of economic dependence called free-trade imperialism. railroads in order to exploit the agricultural and mineral wealth of Latin America. because this appeared to be the fastest way both to modernize their countries and to enrich the Latin American property owning class.