Everything Everywhere Daily · Thursday, September 3, 2026
Both Haiti and the Dominican Republic experienced U.S. military occupations in the early 20th century, significantly impacting their governance and economies. Haiti was occupied from 1915 to 1934, during which the U.S. disbanded its army, imposed forced labor, altered the constitution to permit foreign ownership, and transferred state finances to U.S. banks. The Dominican Republic faced direct military rule from 1916 to 1924.
“One area that both sides had in common was a brief United States occupation in the early 20th century.”
“The United States occupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934. During the occupation, United States Marines disbanded the Haitian army, introduced forced labor to build roads, rewrote the constitution to allow foreign ownership, and transferred state finances to US banks.”
“In the Dominican Republic, the US imposed direct military rule from 1916 to 1924.”