The big question: What has been the influence of the United States on Latin America? In answering that question, address the following five (5) issues:
What was the impact of the American Revolution and the early development of the United States on the epoch of national liberation in Latin America?
How has the expansion of the United States impacted the development of Latin America? (Remember: Monroe Doctrine, so-called Roosevelt corollary, Wilsonianism)
How has the United States impacted the question of dependent development or the development of underdevelopment? (Remember: Washington Consensus, neoliberalism)
What has arguably been the impact of the war on drugs and the US domestic demand for drugs on political stability (and democracy) in Latin America?
What are the regional intergovernmental venues through which the United States cooperates with Latin America? (Remember: regional here also means sub-regional)
In addressing the above five (5) issues, use key concepts and ideas and examples from the readings, slide sets, and materials in this course; this includes featured (!) country cases.
You are allowed in your concluding (!) part to address the question if the United States influence has been overall beneficial or detrimental but before you get to that, make sure that you have addressed in your essay the five (5) issues above and in the manner required!