United States occupation of Nicaragua

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The United States occupation of Nicaragua was a prolonged period of U.S. military intervention and political control in Nicaragua during the early 20th century, aimed at protecting American strategic and economic interests and suppressing local resistance movements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States foreign intervention
armed conflict
military occupation
aimedAt maintaining a friendly Nicaraguan government
protecting American-owned plantations and businesses
securing repayment of foreign debts
suppressing local resistance movements
conflictType asymmetric warfare
counterinsurgency campaign
countryInvolved Nicaragua
United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBy Latin American historians as an example of U.S. imperialism
U.S. historians as part of the Banana Wars
endedBy policy shift under the Good Neighbor Policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt
endTime 1933
followedBy rise of the Somoza family dictatorship
withdrawal of U.S. Marines from Nicaragua
hasCause U.S. policy under the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
desire to control interoceanic canal routes
instability in Nicaraguan politics
protection of U.S. economic interests
protection of U.S. strategic interests
hasEffect growth of Nicaraguan nationalist resistance
limitation of Nicaraguan sovereignty
long-term resentment toward U.S. policy in Nicaragua
strengthening of U.S. influence in Central America
implementedBy United States Department of State
surface form: U.S. Department of State

United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. military forces

United States government
location Nicaragua
opposedBy Augusto César Sandino
National Guard of Nicaragua
surface form: Nicaraguan nationalist forces

Sandinista guerrillas led by Sandino
partOf Banana Wars
United States interventions in Latin America
history of Nicaragua
history of United States foreign relations
relatedTo Good Neighbor policy
surface form: Good Neighbor Policy

Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
surface form: Roosevelt Corollary
significantEvent U.S. supervision of Nicaraguan elections
creation of the Nicaraguan National Guard under U.S. supervision
guerrilla campaign of Augusto César Sandino
startTime 1912
supportedBy United States Marine Corps
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps

United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy

pro-U.S. Nicaraguan political elites
timePeriod early 20th century

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Banana Wars hasPart United States occupation of Nicaragua
United States interventions in Latin America includesEvent United States occupation of Nicaragua
this entity surface form: U.S. occupation of Nicaragua