American foreign policy towards Latin America in the late 19th and 20th centuries aimed to extend its political and economic influence over the region through various means. This included plans to expand its territory from Greenland to Guyana under the guise of Manifest Destiny, liberating Cuba from Spain, and the Good Neighbor policy. However, the Cold War reignited suspicions in Washington and policies like the Alliance for Progress failed to bring stability or curb rising debt in Latin America.