Why did the united states provide loans to latin american states after they hand won their independence from spain?

The reasons why the United States provided loans for the Latin American countries after they gained independence from Spain were mostly of economic and political interests.

By providing loans to these newly formed nations, the United States tried to create a positive opinion by the people in these nations about them, as they would have thought that the United States are helping them to develop. The real reason why the loans were granted though was to make these nations economically dependent and connected with the United States, thus the United States to have big power over them. Also, because this is a region in the neighborhood of the United States, they wanted to make sure that they would have things under control, create good relations with these nations, and avoid any future problems.

by 1890, the united states had by far the world's most productive economy. american industry produced twice as much as its closest competitor--britain. but the united states was not a great military or diplomatic power. its army numbered less than 30,000 troops, and its navy had only about 10,000 seamen. britain's army was five times the size of its american counterpart, and its navy was ten times bigger. the united states' military was small because the country was situated between two large oceans and was surrounded by weak or friendly nations. it faced no serious military threats and had little interest in asserting military power overseas.

i would say your answer is a)

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