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of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) Dominican Republic United States: Defeat. Dominican Republic occupied; 1,137 killed or wounded [2] World War II (1941–1945)
German submarines sank two Dominican merchant marine ships in May 1942, after the Dominican Republic entered World War II on the side of the Allies. [ 16 ] Attacks on Allied shipping
USS Memphis wrecked at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where it was thrown ashore by rogue waves on the afternoon of August 29, 1916. Dominican migrants in Cuba began a successful campaign to denounce the U.S. occupation while Latin American governments also protested. [20]
The Oxford Companion to World War II (2005), comprehensive encyclopedia for all countries; Eccles, Karen E. and Debbie McCollin, eds. World War II and the Caribbean (2017) excerpt; Frank, Gary. Struggle for hegemony in South America: Argentina, Brazil, and the United States during the Second World War (Routledge, 2021). Friedman, Max Paul.
The Dominican Republic was the only sovereign country willing to accept mass Jewish immigration immediately prior and during World War II, the only alternative being the Shanghai International Settlement. The United States government had attempted to also set up a Jewish colony in Alaska in order to populate the area.
Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (/ t r uː ˈ h iː j oʊ / troo-HEE-yoh; Spanish: [rafaˈel leˈoniðas tɾuˈxiʝo moˈlina]; 24 October 1891 – 30 May 1961), nicknamed El Jefe (Spanish: [el ˈxefe]; meaning the boss), was a Dominican military officer and dictator who ruled the Dominican Republic from August 1930 until his assassination in May 1961. [2]
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Dominican War of Independence (2 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Wars involving the Dominican Republic" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.