1910 – 1919
1910s
- 1905 – March 31, 1941The United States takes over Dominican customs to repay foreign creditors
After the Roosevelt Corollary of December 1904, a US-appointed receiver collects the Dominican customs from 1905, with a 1907 treaty and a 1924 convention extending it. It ends on 31 March 1941 under the Trujillo-Hull convention.
- 1910 – 1911A US-backed consortium led by National City Bank takes over the National Bank of Haiti
In 1910-1911, with State Department backing, a consortium led by National City Bank of New York buys control of the Paris-run National Bank of Haiti, which becomes the Banque de la République d'Haïti.
- May 20, 1912 – July 18, 1912Cuban forces crush the Independent Party of Color's armed protest
From 20 May to 18 July 1912 the army puts down a revolt of the Partido Independiente de Color in Oriente; its leader Evaristo Estenoz is killed on 27 June. Estimates of Black and mixed-race dead range from about 1,000 to 6,000.
- December 1914US Marines carry Haiti's gold reserve to New York
In December 1914, after President Oreste's overthrow, US forces remove about $500,000 of Haiti's gold from the national bank to National City Bank's vaults in New York. The bank had refused Haiti gold payments and asked for protection.
- July 28, 1915 – 1934United States Marines land in Haiti, beginning a 19-year occupation
On 28 July 1915 the US lands at Port-au-Prince on Woodrow Wilson's order and takes over Haiti's customs, banks and treasury. Forty percent of Haitian income goes to repay American and French lenders until 1934.
- May 1916 – September 18, 1924United States Marines occupy Santo Domingo, beginning an eight-year occupation
In May 1916 US forces land and take Santo Domingo, and a military government follows in November. Aims include forcing repayment of debts to European creditors. The Marines withdraw on 18 September 1924.