About this episode

This episode discusses America's invasion of the Dominican Republic during the Interwar years and the eventual withdrawal of American forces.

In the Interwar years America invaded many Central American and Caribbean countries. The major ones included Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. We start with the DR, 1916-1924, who nonetheless managed to get the Americans to withdraw.

People in this episode

Host: Justin Podur

Topics covered

• American intervention
• Dominican Republic
• Interwar period
• Central America
• Caribbean history

Keywords

• America
• Dominican Republic
• invasion
• Interwar years
• Haiti
• Nicaragua
• withdrawal

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Nicaragua

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