1. IMPERIALISM IN THE AMERICAS

2. Updates/Reminders http://dss.ucsd.edu/~phsmith/teaching.htm Office hours: Tuesday 3-5, SSB 364

3. The Imperial Era Reading: Smith, Talons, Introduction, chs. 1-3 CR “Documents on Imperialism” Items a, b, d (on U.S. imperialism) Items c, e (on Latin American reactions)

4. About the Analytical Paper Topic: Any subject related to U.S.-Latin American relations (whether or not covered in class)—proposed by student and approved by TA Examples: Sports (e.g. baseball), film (depictions of Latina women), music (lyrics, popularity of stars, etc.), advertising (Corona beer) In-class examples: Content of Latin American nationalism, impacts of drug war (e.g., Plan Colombia), reactions to 9/11, Bush relationship with Latin leaders, Hugo Chávez phenomenon, evaluations of NAFTA Length: 8-12 double-spaced pages (plus notes or bibliography) Due: Monday, March 1

5. THE UNITED STATES AS AN IMPERIAL POWER Global Context: Great Powers and Grand Strategies The balance of power Notions of sovereignty Imperialism and the pursuit of power

6. Imperialism and Its Variations 1.Conquest and incorporation (France) 2.Colonization (England, Holland, Spain) 3.Spheres of influence/ Spheres of interest (various)

9. The U.S. Strategy 1. Driving Europe out Monroe Doctrine (1823) Preference for Spain “No-transfer” principle (1811, 1869) Panama and World War I 2. Creating America’s “empire” Stage 1: Territorial conquest and incorporation (Mexico, Cuba?) Parenthesis: Colonization (Puerto Rico, Philippines) Stage 2: Dollar diplomacy and periodic intervention (Caribbean and Latin America as a whole)

10. U.S. Military Interventions in the Caribbean Basin Costa Rica1921 Cuba1898-1902, 1906-1909, 1912, 1917-1922 Dominican Rep1903, 1904, 1914, 1916-1924 Haiti1915-1934 Honduras1903, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1919, 1924, 1925 Mexico1913, 1914, 1916-1917, 1918-1919 Nicaragua1898, 1899, 1909-1910, 1912-1925, 1926-1933 Panama1903-1914, 1921, 1925

11. Ideology and Its Complications The doctrine of “manifest destiny” The problem of race The historic compromise Power and Its Costs: The Rise of Anti-Imperialism