Why have U.S. actions in the region been considered neocolonial? Are there other regions in the world where the United States exerts neocolonial tendencies? What factors might explain why European...

Why have U.S. actions in the region been considered neocolonial? Are there other regions in the world where the United States exerts neocolonial tendencies?

What factors might explain why European conquest and settlement occurred much earlier in tropical America than in tropical Africa?