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A 3 page paper that discusses the impacts and reasons behind US imperialism in South America after the end of World War II. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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II. These included the need for increased industrial development, a desire to control and utilize the natural resources and labor force in that region, the perceived necessity for control
of the Panama Canal, and the desire to stop the spread of Communism based in the perceptions of international threat. The belief that South America represented a region ripe
for the development of factional governments created the imperative for U.S. intervention. The United States had demonstrated an interest in South America since the end of the Spanish-America War, but
the greatest imperialistic focus came after the end of the Second World War, when the United States felt a compelling need to stabilize their economic presence and present a political
and economic power against the spread of Communism. The recognized influence of the Soviet Union and the move to create Communist regimes was an essential element in the perceptions
of necessary military and economic intervention. Like many Third World countries, the countries of South America realized the need for economic stabilization and looked towards international investments and industrialization
as a means to promote change. But at the same time the draw of Communism in the development of economic efficacy became an apparent option at the onset of
the Cold War. At the same time, the United States also recognized that they had considerable interests in the region, especially because of shipping interests and
control of the Panama Canal. As a result, the United States invested significant amounts of capital in developing regions of South America and creating an imperative for industrial growth
that supported American causes. Increasing recognition of the natural resources in South America, including oil reserves, mineral and ore mines and significant agriculture moved many economic powers into
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