nicaragua notes
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8/19/2019 Nicaragua Notes
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• At the time, the United States had intensified their expansion through Central America,
and by 1914, they already had a military occupation of Nicaragua for two years
• !t is a perfect example of how countries engaged in imperialistic beha"ior during the
#reat $ar
• %he reason for America&s in"ol"ement is because the US under 'resident %aft&s
administration too( ad"antage of Nicaragua&s political instability after the fall of its
dictator )ose *elaya, by encouraging American in"estors and ban(s to in"est in
Nicaragua and establish a strong American presence
• Nicaragua became so dependent on the US that they allowed the US to control
Nicaraguan railroads and steamships, and to completely reorgani+e the country&s financial
structure