TheU.S. occupation of Haiti began in 1915as a means of keeping the country from German occupation that could disrupt passage through the Panama Canal. By 1929, there was deep resentment against Americans for their roles in censoring the press, collecting customs duties, being the distributor of...
The admiral continued and said that this “chain” prevented any major Asiatic power from projecting naval force into the Pacific by bottling up their fleets (especially submarines) into confined, shallow waters, where they are easier to destroy. If any one link in the chain were to fall, th...