U.S.-Latin American Relations

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This course explores U.S. relations with Spain and the Latin American republics from 1776 to the present day. The course examines the economic and political goals of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America and explores how these goals compromised U.S. efforts to forge closer ties with the Latin American nations and have fueled social inequities and dislocation. Themes include diplomacy, Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny, Interventionism, the Good Neighbor Policy, the Alliance for Progress, NAFTA, Human Rights, Pan-Americanism, Hemispheric relations, Latin American relations with Western Europe, and the role of the Roman Catholic Church and NGOs in U.S.-Latin American relations. Offered Occasionally.