Banana Wars

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historical event series of military interventions

The Banana Wars were a series of early 20th-century U.S. military interventions and occupations in Central America and the Caribbean, driven largely by strategic and economic interests.

Aliases (1)

Nicaraguan Campaign ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → series of military interventions →
alsoKnownAs	United States interventions in Latin America → surface form: "U.S. interventions in Central America and the Caribbean"
appliesToJurisdiction	United States foreign policy →
conflictType	intervention → occupation →
countryInvolved	United States of America →
describedBySource	Latin American historiography → U.S. Marine Corps historical accounts →
endTime	1934 →
hasCause	Monroe Doctrine enforcement → Monroe Doctrine → surface form: "Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine" U.S. economic interests in the region → concern over European intervention in the Western Hemisphere → political instability in Central America and the Caribbean → protection of American investments → strategic control of Caribbean sea lanes →
hasEffect	development of U.S. Marine Corps small wars doctrine → growth of anti-American sentiment in Latin America → installation of U.S.-friendly governments → long-term U.S. military presence in the region → resistance movements in occupied countries → strengthening of U.S. corporate influence →
hasPart	United States interventions in Latin America → surface form: "United States intervention in Cuba" United States interventions in Latin America → surface form: "United States intervention in Honduras" Operation Just Cause → surface form: "United States intervention in Panama" United States interventions in Latin America → surface form: "United States occupation of Haiti" United States occupation of Nicaragua → United States occupation of the Dominican Republic →
location	Caribbean → Central America → Costa Rica → Cuba → Dominican Republic → El Salvador NERFINISHED → Guatemala NERFINISHED → Haiti → Honduras NERFINISHED → Nicaragua NERFINISHED → Panama →
mainParticipant	United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
mainSubject	American business interests in bananas → U.S. imperialism → United Fruit Company →
partOf	history of Central America → history of United States foreign interventions → history of the Caribbean →
startTime	1898 →
timePeriod	early 20th century →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

6th Marines → conflict → Banana Wars →

7th Marine Regiment → conflict → Banana Wars →

John A. Lejeune → conflict → Banana Wars →

Lewis B. Puller → conflict → Banana Wars →

this entity surface form: "Nicaraguan Campaign"