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The Face Of Intervention: Military Humanitarianism During The 1965 Dominican Crisis, Wesley Hazzard
The Face Of Intervention: Military Humanitarianism During The 1965 Dominican Crisis, Wesley Hazzard
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On April 28, 1965 the US military intervened in the Dominican Republic’s civil war. This dissertation argues that the military did not deploy to fight a war but to create a favorable environment for the establishment of a pro-US government. The US military relied on humanitarian aid through civic action programs and civil affairs operations to diminish the Dominican populations’ interest in leftist political organizations and platforms. The civil affairs and civic action programs served to both alleviate the hardships of the Dominican people, turn them away from leftist policies, and build support for a US friendly government. The US …