Banana Wars
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were a series of conflicts that consisted of military occupation, police action, and intervention by the United States in Central America and the Caribbean between the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 and the inception of the Good Neighbor Policy in 1934.
Chronology
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1. Panama Canal Zone
The U.S.A. leased the Panama Isthmus from Panama and built the Canal.
2. Second Occupation of Cuba
When the government of Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma collapsed, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ordered U.S. military forces into Cuba. Their mission was to prevent fighting between the Cubans, to protect U.S. economic interests there, and to hold free elections in order to establish a new and legitimate government.
3. United States occupation of Nicaragua
Was the U.S. invasion of Nicaragua in 1916. The United States would leave the army only in 1934.
An uprising in Nicaragua led by forces of Chamorro and Nicaraguan General Juan Estrada.
In mid-1912 Luis Mena persuaded the Nicaraguan national assembly to name him successor to Díaz when Díaz's term expired in 1913. When the United States refused to recognize the Nicaraguan assembly's decision, Mena rebelled against the Díaz government. .
4. United States occupation of Veracruz
In April 1914 U.S. opposition to Mexican president Victoriano Huerta culminated in the seizure and occupation of the port of Veracruz.
5. United States occupation of Haiti
Was the U.S. invasion and occupation of Haiti. The reason was the protection of American interests in the country.
6. Mexican Border War (1910-1919)
Were a series of military engagements which took place in the Mexican-American border region of North America during the Mexican Revolution.
Was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa during the Mexican Revolution.
7. United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916-1924)
Was the U.S. invasion of the Dominican Republic caused by the U.S. dissatisfaction with the political instability of the country.
