Neocolonialism

In this chapter you learn that Latin America went through a lot of change; for the rich and the poor. The export form Latin America was a "boom" that improved a lot for them. The products of trade form each country made a difference. Cuba had sugar, Honduras had bananas, Argentina had massive wheat production, and Brazil had coffee; all this for trade. There were more countries with other things for trade as well.

But from our discussions in class there was a lot more happening during neocolonialism. For example, in 1933 Augusto Sandino launched a guerilla war against the U.S. occupiers. He was the first to really fight back against the U.S. In 1961 The U.S. attempted an invasion of Cuba called the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The invasion failed because of the overthrow of the dictator Britista. During all this time up to like 1990 there was many rebellions and U.S. invasions and even civil wars. It was tragic.