Abstract
The policy followed by the United States in according recognition to newly established governments of Latin America has passed through a series of progressions and retrogressions from the time of its inception under Thomas Jefferson to the present day. Changes have been due to the varying philosophies of Presidents or Secretaries and to conditions arising from war. The purpose of this thesis has been to investigate the underlying principles of recognition, to analyze the tread of our policy, and to clarify my own ideas with regard to this significant phase of United States foreign policy. In particular, I have traced the application of the wartime corollary to the Good Neighbor policy as directed successively to Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala.