Publication Date
Spring 2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Advisor
Alberto Garcia
Subject Areas
History
Abstract
This paper explores the political and military relationship between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic from the Eisenhower administration to the Johnson administration’s invasion in 1965. The U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic was a military operation that had been planned and prepared for by administrations prior and not simply a reactive decision to prevent a Communist takeover. Analysis of multiple administrations places the invasion of the Dominican Republic in a larger context of U.S. – Dominican relations. The U.S.’s desire to dominate military and political aspects of the Dominican Republic is consistent with U.S. Cold War Latin American policy.
Recommended Citation
DeFabio, Andrew, "The U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic: From Cooperation to Conquest" (2023). Master's Theses. 5397.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.rkf9-63xt
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_theses/5397
