North America 1914: Banana Wars
29 January 1914
29 Jan 1914
Banana Wars
11 Aug 1898 Spanish-American War
23 May 1900 Thousand Days' War
4 May 1904 Panamian Rebellion
14 Apr 1907 Nicaragua–Honduras War
16 Dec 1907 Great White Fleet
25 May 1911 Mexican Revolution
29 Jan 1914 Banana Wars
20 Aug 1914 Occupation of Veracruz
11 Apr 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition
6 Apr 1917 United States Enters the Great War
28 Jun 1919 Treaty of Versailles
12 Nov 1921 Washington Naval Conference
29 Oct 1929 Wall Street Crash
15 Aug 1934 Great Depression
Political instability in the Caribbean and Central America continued into the 1910s, prompting further US military interventions as it sought to maintain order in the region. By 1914 it had extended its dominance to the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras and Haiti. Although often sanctioned by local governments or the European powers, the involvement of US commercial interests, especially fruit companies, in encouraging these interventions has led to them being named "Banana Wars".
