Blaine. " "That rich island, the key to the Gulf Of Mexico, and the field to our most extended trade in the Western Hemisphere, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American Commercial system. If ever ceasing to be Spanish, Cuba must necessarily become American and not fall under any other European domination" " (Appel, Appel 72). Marti knew that the U.S. simply wanted Cuba because it can bring about more wealth to America. He tried his best to warn other countries about what might happen. "Once the U.S. military is in Cuba, who will drive them out?" (Appel, Appel 73). Through the letter from the Secretary of State, I saw the vision that the U.S. had on Latin America. If the U.S. can have this vision for Cuba, then why not for other countries.
After I finished using the book on Marti I then went to the website of the Dominican Republic to re-read the information on the countries history. I had an awareness of what had happened there due to my pledging so I knew this was a good place to look. The Dominican Republic was a very young country and was only about 50 years old when it started going through political unrest. When a U.S. favored president, Ramon Caceres Vasquez, was assassinated in 1905 by a junta, it brought about a strong rebellious attitude toward the U.S. because the people wanted to get rid of the U.S.'s presence in the country and this was a first step. The Dominican Republic was in great financial debt to the U.S. so when Caceres was killed in a rebellion, " The assassination turned out to be but the first act of a frenzied drama that culminated in the republic's occupation by the United States. The presence of a 750-member force of United States Marines apparently convinced the Dominicans of the seriousness of Washington's threats to intervene directly in the conflict" (www.DominicanRepublic.Com). There was no necessity for the U.S. to intervene in another country's civil wars.