2. The Occupation
O U.S. occupation of Haiti began on July
28th, 1915 when over 300 U.S. Marines
invaded Port-au-Prince on the authority of
President Woodrow Wilson to protect the
interests of American corporations.
O Claimed as a mission to re-establish order
O Lead to multiple anti-American revolts that
resulted in the assassinations of various
political leaders
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4. Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
• Established a "dictatorship”
• Massacred 167 prisoners in
an anti-American revolt
• Lynched by assimilated mob
of German affiliates of
wealthy mulattos that were
executed
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5. William Deville Bundy
• American invasion
commander, who upon
the invasion of Port-au-
Prince, was ordered to
protect all “American and
foreign” interests
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6. Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave
• The first Haitian
president to take
command under the
new government set
up by the United
States.
• Succeeded Sam
after the uprising
that resulted in his
death.
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7. Jean Price-Mars
• Highly regarded Haitian
writer
• Attacked elites for
inefficiently promoting
the welfare of poorer
Haitian masses
• Focused on liberation
from French colonialism
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9. Quotes
O “The two main criminals are France and the United
States. They owe Haiti enormous reparations because
of actions going back hundreds of years…”- Noam
Chomsky
O "U.S. imperialism has been the greatest force for good
in the world during the past century. It has defeated
communism and Nazism and has intervened against the
Taliban and Serbian ethnic cleansing.“ – Max Boot
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