![]() ![]() On the one hand stands a liberal internationalism, a diplomacy of “mutual respect” characteristic of our relations with European countries. Schmidt correctly sees the United States foreign policy as divided. Therefore the State Department worked closely with domestic business interests, particularly the pro-intervention National City Bank of New York, which controlled the Haitian national bank and the national railroad. ![]() United States investment in Haiti was small, but was nevertheless important as United States officials felt that economic penetration would serve as an instrument for political control. Into this strategic concern dovetailed an economic factor. ![]() The author views the landing of marines in 1915 as a continuation of the general pattern of United States expansionism which began in the 19th century and more specifically as a strategic move, designed to prevent Germany from using Haitian instability to gain a foothold threatening to United States control of the Caribbean. It is based on extensive research, including United States government documents available only recently. This thoughtful book is the first which attempts a comprehensive analysis of one of the military occupations which the United States carried out in the Caribbean between 18. ![]()
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