Includes bibliographical references (pages [389]-459) and index.
1. Encountering Latin America -- 2. Acquiring Northern Mexico -- 3. Struggling over Slavery in the Caribbean -- 4. Ending an Era: Regional Hegemony over a Defective People -- 5. Beginning a New Era: The Imperial Mentality -- 6. Testing the Imperial Waters: Confronting Chile -- 7. Excluding Great Britain: The Venezuela Boundary Dispute -- 8. Establishing an Empire: Cuba and the War with Spain -- 9. Creating a Country, Building a Canal -- 10. Chastising Chronic Wrongdoing -- 11. Providing Benevolent Supervision: Dollar Diplomacy -- 12. Continuing to Help in the Most Practical Way Possible -- 13. Removing the Marines, Installing the Puppets -- 14. Establishing the Foundations of Honorable Intercourse -- 15. Becoming a Good Neighbor -- 16. Attacking Dictatorships -- 17. Combatting Communism with Friendly Dictators -- 18. Combatting Communism with Economic Development -- 19. Two Centuries Later