In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States was the most dominant power in the Western Hemisphere. European nations conceded to the United States its right to any intervention in the Western Hemisphere and allowed the United States to do whatever it wanted. The United States took this newly granted power and abused it. The United States intervened in many Latin American countries and imposed its policies on these countries against their will. A perfect example of this aggression is what happened in the Dominican Republic in 1904. The United States intervened in this sovereign nation and took control of its economy and customs. A memorandum from Francis B. Loomis, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, to the Secretary of State illustrates the goals, interests, attitudes, and assumptions of the United States in the Dominican Republic and the feelings of American policymakers in towards Latin America during this period. period. The United States had very diverse goals and interests in the Dominican Republic and Latin America. In the Dominican Republic, Americans have invested heavily in Dominican industries. The Americans invested six million dollars in the sugar industry alone (Loomis 2). And “the total of significant and active American investments in the Dominican Republic is estimated at approximately twenty million dollars (Loomis 2). In addition, many American citizens owned and operated many large and important plantations and railroads in the Dominican Republic. American citizens owned and operated 60 miles of a major railroad line (Loomis 3). Also in Sosua, the American United Fruit Company owned some twenty thousand acres of land which...... middle of paper...... the energy of Latin America. The United States did not engage in classic direct imperialism which is colonialism, but engaged in indirect imperialism focused on control and intervention in the economic and social institutions of Latin America. The United States only cared about its economic well-being. They did not care about the suffering that the people of Latin America were experiencing. The United States only cared about the success of its economic interests in Latin America. The policies undertaken by the American government clearly show this. Roosevelt's Corollary Policies and Taft's Dollar Diplomacy only mention the interests of the United States. There is nothing about the interests and well-being of Latin America. Many people suffered from U.S. policies that only supported and protected wealthy and powerful corporations..