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The idea of Messianism, which runs through the entire history of the United States, found its special response from the militant Puritans, who step by step established themselves on the territory of the first thirteen colonies. This idea, which possessed the mystifying power of self-affirmation, strengthened the fanatical faith of the colonists in the predestination of fate, which threw them to the edge of the then world. But as the wealth and power of the United States grew, so did the appetites of the country's ruling circles, and the idea of Messianism conveniently transformed into a political concept sanctifying the pursuit of world domination. The hegemonic aspirations of the ruling forces were built up behind the sermons of provincial politicians who replaced each other in the White House. The bloody milestones of messianism, reflecting the interests of the growing plutocracy, were the extermination of millions of Indians, the looting and annexation of half of Mexican territory, the policy of dictate and blatant plunder of the Caribbean and Latin America.

Brief milestones of the expansion of the United States: in 1823, the concept of "spheres of exceptional vital interests" (the Monroe doctrine) was first introduced into practical use, proclaiming the whole of Latin America as such.

The initiation of the "color revolutions" took place in the middle of the XIX century, which led to the seizure of vast territories from Mexico. "As a result, the civil war spread throughout the country. Three new Governments declared independence: the Republic of Texas, the Republic of Rio Grande and the Republic of Yucatan. The biggest blow to Mexico was the U.S. invasion of Mexico in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. Mexico has lost most of its sparsely populated northern territory, enshrined in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo" (Tikhomirov A.E., Mexico and the USA: a history of relations. "LitRes", Moscow, 2023, p. 10).

The First World War, by cutting off Latin American countries from the European market, freeing some of them from strict British control and preventing the United States from fully directing its expansion there, stimulated the development of local industrial production in these countries, primarily the largest. "The policy of American Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Taft (1909-1913) towards Latin American countries was particularly aggressive. At the same time, neither of them hid their imperialist claims. In 1904 Roosevelt stated: "In the Western Hemisphere, the United States' recognition of the Monroe doctrine may compel them… to perform international police functions." President Taft supplemented this interpretation of the doctrine: "Our foreign policy… He can safely resort to active intervention in order to ensure that our capitalists and our merchants can profitably invest their capital." The first formulated the essence of the policy, which was called the policy of the "big stick", and the second – the essence of "dollar diplomacy". The policy of the "big cudgel" was designed to ensure by force that the American imperialists could freely invest capital in Latin America and exploit its wealth. The "diplomacy of the dollar" was used to ensure the security of American capital" (504. Tikhomirov A.E., US aggression in Latin America. "LitRes", Moscow, 2023, pp. 2-3).