The Havana Conference was a conference held in the Cuban capital of Havana in July 1940.
As Germany began to take over countries throughout Europe during World War II many colonies in the New World found themselves orphaned (such as those owned by Netherlands, Denmark and France). At the conference the United States thus agreed to share with its neighbors the responsibility of protecting the Monroe Doctrine. The Havana Conference marked a dramatic change in the use of the Monroe Doctrine. No longer was it to be used solely for economic dominance and imperialism by the United States, but in conjunction with its 20 neighbors, to defend the collective security of the Western Hemisphere.
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“Politics is still the man’s game. The women are allowed to do the chores, the dirty work, and now and then—but only occasionally—one is present at some secret conference or other. But it’s not the rule. They can go out and get the vote, if they can and will; they can collect money, they can be grateful for being permitted to work. But that is all.”
—Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958)