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