Although President Theodore Roosevelt intervened in the Dominican Republic in 1905 to prevent European creditor nations from securing a foothold at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, the idea persists among certain historians that Roosevelt's motives for intervention were primarily economic, not political. A close examination of Dominican economic history from the inauguration in 1882 of the tyrannical President Ulises Heureaux, combined with a study of American diplomacy toward the Dominican Republic to the initiation of the customs receivership in 1907, demonstrates that American policy attempted to thwart outside intervention, not promote economic subversion. Best primary sources are the State Department's Diplomatic Instructions, 1801-1906; the Despatches, 1883-1906; and Jacob H. Hollander's "Report" and "Exhibits." Excellent secondary sources are Dana G. MIunro's Caribbean studies.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663230 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Gow, Douglas R. |
| Contributors | Odom, E. Dale, Smith, Cordell A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 229 leaves, Text |
| Coverage | 1882-1907 |
| Rights | Public, Gow, Douglas R., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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