Banana Imperialism – Central America and the Rise of the United Fruit Company

Feb 5th 2020 3:23pm EST

Agriculture has historically played a central role in global empires, from wheat in North Africa during the Roman Era to sugar in the Caribbean during the era of French and British domination. But in the case of American imperialism, the little beforehand known banana plant became crucial in the rise of American money and power […]

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