Strategy, Diplomacy, and Isthmian Canal Security, 1880-1917Florida State University, 1984 - 568 pages |
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Page 95
... American effort . addition to the foreign rivals , private American groups were contriving to obtain new concessions . Finally , the most nagging problem of all , the Central American countries through which the line would proceed ...
... American effort . addition to the foreign rivals , private American groups were contriving to obtain new concessions . Finally , the most nagging problem of all , the Central American countries through which the line would proceed ...
Page 100
... Central American confederation , led naturally by Nicaragua , incited constant turmoil throughout the region . Although the United States profoundly mistrusted Zelaya , it occasionally supported his suppression of revolts against the ...
... Central American confederation , led naturally by Nicaragua , incited constant turmoil throughout the region . Although the United States profoundly mistrusted Zelaya , it occasionally supported his suppression of revolts against the ...
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... Central American and Caribbean lands viewed these developments with increasing apprehension . Merry had tried to ... Central America as they were in Washington . Peering into the unknown future , Nicaraguan leaders envisioned a ...
... Central American and Caribbean lands viewed these developments with increasing apprehension . Merry had tried to ... Central America as they were in Washington . Peering into the unknown future , Nicaraguan leaders envisioned a ...
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