Dollar Diplomacy in the Caribbean
Professor Peter James Hudson talked about the idea of dollar diplomacy and how Wall Street banks impacted Carribean nations such as Cuba and Haiti.
Description
Professor Peter James Hudson talked about the idea of dollar diplomacy and how Wall Street banks impacted Caribbean nations such as Cuba and Haiti.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What is meant by "dollar diplomacy?" Which presidents pushed for this?
- How did dollar diplomacy support U.S. foreign policy goals?
- What specific actions did Wall Street banks take in the Caribbean?
- Describe the impacts of dollar diplomacy on the country and people of Haiti.
- What were the consequences of dollar diplomacy on Cuba?
- Describe the overall legacy of dollar diplomacy on the Caribbean.
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Compound Interest
- Cuba
- Dollar Diplomacy
- Exploitation
- Haiti
- Panama Canal
- Personal Banking
- Sovereign
- Sovereign Debt
- State Department
- Sugar
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Wall Street