“Answer the questions below in essay form, with a clear introduction, body and
conclusion. Do not exceed four double-spaced pages using a 12-point font and 1 inch
margins. The essay must be based only readings posted here or the textbooks. No
outside sources are permitted. Last but not least, a Chicago Manual of Style bibliography
is required. Please consult the link below if any doubts or questions should arise:
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html ”
The following rubric shall be employed in arriving at the final mark:
50% – Strength of argument (support arguments using relevant evidence from the readings
and answer all parts of the question)
25% – Understanding of the readings and the question (integrate evidence from each source
and limit factual errors)
25% – Grammar (20 points) and bibliography (5 points)
Essay must be sent promptly by 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 1. No late work will be accepted for any
reason.
Essay Question:
1. Why did many Latin Americans hold anti-U.S. views during the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries? What were the eventual consequences for U.S.
businesses and government officials? Back your argument with specific evidence
from :
1. “Neocolonialism,” – This is chapter six of Born in Blood and Fire by John Charles Chasteen. It was published in New York by W.W. Norton and Co. in 2011.
2. “The Second Nicaraguan Civil War,”
– “The Second Nicaraguan Civil War” and “The Sandino Chase” are chapters 14 and 15 of The Banana Wars by Lester Langley. It was published in Wilmington, Delaware by SR Books in 2002.
3. “The Sandino Chase,”
4. Augusto Sandino’s “Manifesto,” This document appears in Latin America Since Independence by Alexander Dawson. It was published in New York by Routledge in 2011.
5. “The Mexican Crisis,” “The Mexican Crisis,” “Veracruz,” and “The Rulers of Veracruz” (find below #7) are chapters 7-9 from The Banana Wars by Lester Langley. It was published in Wilmington, Delaware by SR Books in 2002.
6. “Under the Gun,” This is chapter 10 of Haitian History: New Perspectives edited by Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall. It was published in New York by Routledge in 2013.
7. “The Rulers of Veracruz” and
8. Article 27 of Mexico’s 1917 constitution. Access here: http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mexico/1917-Constitution.htm
