Question

How did the US intervene during the Venezuela Crisis of 1895? And why?
This is confusing me because the US had nothing to gain from the dispute

Answer 1

@bahrom7893
@Jemurray3

Answer 2

Sorry I have never heard of the crisis before. Did your teacher mention anything about possible reasons?

Answer 3

This is in an online class... and there is only some thing about the Monroe Doctrine. And all of the research I have tried to find says some thing about the Monroe Doctrine. @bahrom7893

Answer 4

Well Monroe Doctrine was introduced to keep the Europeans away from America. As far as I can tell, Britain wanted to colonize the territory of Essequibo and Guayana Esequiba. And US said they can't do that because of the Monroe Doctrine, which basically stated that any European attempts to colonize America would be considered aggressive acts.

Answer 5

The dispute was over a boundary line and territories between Venezuela and Britain. But the only thing I see about how they intervened is they came in and talked to Britain (from what I understand) and they still ended up losing some of the territory.

Answer 6

So if I were to guess what US was gaining from this... Well I think that firstly they didn't want the British nearby (just in case the British decided to build up their military again and try to reconquer America)

Answer 7

Britain was trying to colonize South America because of gold, But why would that be considered an aggressive attack toward the US?

Answer 8

I think Monroe Doctrine also talked about South America. And again, look at it this way. Some outsiders come to your neighborhood and decide to take over the house of your neighbors. Would that make you feel safe?

Answer 9

And gold might have just been an excuse for the british.

Answer 10

Anyway, I'm bad at American history, don't know much about it. According to wiki (I know it's a horrible source). The Monroe Doctrine was a policy of the United States introduced on December 2, 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention.

Answer 11

It doesn't give you the reasons as to why you would be allowed to colonize NA or SA; it says that any attempts to do so would be viewed as acts of aggression.

Answer 12

I guess not, but seeing as how they both were disputing over a proposed line in which neither of them were right about the true boundaries, why did the dispute arise many years after the boundary was in place? And do you know someone who could help on this and tag them, to help contribute?

Answer 13

Oh and I was looking at wiki too! I rarely use it! haha.. lol

Answer 14

@Mertsj

Answer 15

@ganeshie8

Answer 16

@inkyvoyd loves contributing

Answer 17

I was just about to tag him! haha, you beat me to it!

Answer 18

@modphysnoob can you help?

Answer 19

@thechocoluver445

Answer 20

bahrom pretty much covered it

Answer 21

@modphysnoob do you know how the US intervened, or can you explain it better?

Answer 22

did they just say "Hey, you can't do that because we have the Monroe doctrine" ?

Answer 23

The Venezuela Crisis of 1895 occurred over Venezuela's longstanding dispute with the United Kingdom about the territory of Essequibo and Guayana Esequiba. Then US President Grover Cleveland adopted a broad interpretation of the Doctrine that did not just forbid new European colonies but declared an American interest in any matter within the hemisphere.

Answer 24

So they entered the dispute by going into the territories and telling Britain to back off?

Answer 25

to answer your questiont about
" US had nothing to gain from the dispute "

by agreeing to it, British had effectively accepted Monroe Doctrine

Answer 26

exactly if u say it in your own words

Answer 27

or a more better answer would boundary dispute between venezuela and britain. venezuela claimed that Britain was encroaching on venezuela's soil. this conflict started in 1841.when Britain had ordered a delineation map . this map established a line that removed 30,000 square miles from Venezuela's territory, contrary to the treaty with Spain. Venezuela sought the help of the United States, were the US app lid the Monroe Doctrine of no New Settlements in this hemisphere. Britain claimed the this doctrine did not apply to International conflict. The US started circulating rumors of a possible war with Britain. In shot Venezuela got the short end od the stick, for an arbitration commission made good the map submitted by Britain in the Schomburk line.

Answer 28

See one of the questions I have to answer for my paragraph is the reason the US went into the dispute, @bahrom7893 said it was because maybe the US did not want the British to take back America. Is that true?

Answer 29

I would say , it is to legitimizate monroe doctrine; It is not just some words on paper anymore

Answer 30

That makes sense, the US wanted more power in the words that they said

Answer 31

Thanks Everyone

Answer 32

@modphysnoob could you give Nerd123 a medal... he helped too, and I can only give one

Answer 33

@bahrom7893 I understand it much better now could you give Nerd123 a medal, he helped too