Roosevelt crafted the lend- lease act
The act ensured that he won congressional support in that it gave the USA access to vital and strategic bases in the western hemisphere. the intention of Roosevelt was to keep the USA participation in the war useful until the public and the military approved of entry.
The cost of running such programs are way too expensive.
Frugalitas--"Frugalness": Economy and simplicity of style, without being miserly. Gravitas--"Gravity": A sense of the importance of the matter at hand, responsibility and earnestness. Honestas--"Respectibility": The image that one presents as a respectable member of society.
Countries such as Spain, France and Portugal colonized the region. Although most of Latin America was colonized by Spain, the countries of Portugal and France also had major influences on the region. Due to war and disease, native populations were decimated.
By extending their arguments to address entire nations, some social Darwinists justified imperialism on the basis that the imperial powers were naturally superior and their control over other nations was in the best interest of human evolution.
