... internal affairs of Europe and in return Europe should not intervene in American affairs. At the beginning of the 20th century it can be seen that American foreign interests were concentrated on relations with Latin America. After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898 America dominated Cuba until US troops left in 1902. The Platt Amendment, authorised America to establish a government that's was to be run by the people of Cuba. The Roosevelt Corollary was the next step in changing America's role in the world. The amendment to the Monroe Doctrine allowed the United States to intervene in the internal affairs of a country should it need policing; justifying any American intervention in Latin American affairs. (Boyer, Enduring Vision p.611) Theodore Roosevelt's successors encouraged America to change her role even further. President Taft believing America should dominate the western hemisphere; foreign policy during this time was concentrated on advancing US ...

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