Soon, U.S. marines landed in additional South American countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti, and the South Americans began to resent constant American intervention (“The Roosevelt Corollary and Latin America”). Many Latin Americans believed that the Roosevelt Corollary was a blanket that the United States wanted to suffocate them with (Bailey 676). Roosevelt created the addition to Monroe’s Doctrine to prevent intervention, but now it was the United States that was repeatedly landing marines in the Caribbean. Towards the end of the 20th century, the U.S. would send troops to South America over 35 times under the justification of the Roosevelt Corollary. Instead of assisting the people in South America, the U.S. was unnecessary sending troops so much that the South Americans began to develop a deep resentment towards their Northern
Soon, U.S. marines landed in additional South American countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua, and Haiti, and the South Americans began to resent constant American intervention (“The Roosevelt Corollary and Latin America”). Many Latin Americans believed that the Roosevelt Corollary was a blanket that the United States wanted to suffocate them with (Bailey 676). Roosevelt created the addition to Monroe’s Doctrine to prevent intervention, but now it was the United States that was repeatedly landing marines in the Caribbean. Towards the end of the 20th century, the U.S. would send troops to South America over 35 times under the justification of the Roosevelt Corollary. Instead of assisting the people in South America, the U.S. was unnecessary sending troops so much that the South Americans began to develop a deep resentment towards their Northern