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20th century US imperialism in Latin America: beneficial or harmful?

So, between the 19th and mid-20th centuries, do you think US involvement in Latin America benefited or harmed the Latin American people?

Well, I think i’m pretty qualified to answer this question, taking into account that i have lived in Venezuela, the United States, and currently, Colombia. Before i go on, it must be pointed out that there is no right answer to this question, but here are the facts. first and foremost, it is obvious that all of the events stated above were in america’s best interest. not an insult, just true. the monroe doctrine warned other countries not to intervene in the americas. why? because the united states wanted more control over the region. it obviously was to some advantage for the region since it also greatly increased trade in the underdeveloped nations. the spanish-american war simply spread us leverage over the region, gaining (if i am not wrong) territories like the phillipines and puerto rico. the united states DID help the panamanians win their indepedence, but only because colombia, which ruled over venezuela as well, was becoming too powerful. the corollary also helped to increase trade, since it increased the chances of return for investors. yet: Presidents cited the Roosevelt Corollary as justification for U.S. intervention in Cuba (1906-1910), Nicaragua (1909-1911, 1912-1925 and 1926-1933), Haiti (1915-1934), and the Dominican Republic (1916-1924) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Corollary). finally, the completion of the panama canal was a gigantic step for extending and improving world trade, but as long as the united states controlled it, the country that owned the land (panama) was recieving little if not none of the profits from the passageway. in addition, in the 20th century, this imperialism did great harm to south and central america. the united state placed tyrants into power, such as Pinochet in Chile, and Noriega in Panama, both of which became huge fiascoes for the U.S.

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