Question

Between 1901 and 1920, the United States intervened militarily numerous times in Caribbean countries: Group of answer choices in order to fight European powers who sought to establish colonies in the area. in order to gain territory for the United States. in order to protect the economic interests of American banks and investors. because the democratic leaders of the region asked the United States for aid in suppressing rebellions. in order to spread liberty and freedom in the region.

Answer 1

Answer:

In order to protect the economic interests of American banks and investors.

Explanation:

After the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, with the Treaty of Paris (1898), which gave the United States control of Cuba and Puerto Rico, a period of constant interventions and occupations that involved the United States in Central America and the Caribbean started. These interventions and occupations are known as the Banana Wars. This period ended with the US military occupation of Haiti and with the Politics of Good Neighborhood presented by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934. The United Fruit Company was the most important company in this situation, with important financial interests in the production of commodities such as bananas, tobacco, sugarcane and other agricultural products in the Caribbean and Central America. In this process, the US intervened in countries such as Panama, Cuba, Dominic Republic, Nicaragua, Haiti, Honduras, and Mexico, all of them for similar economic reasons.