The Revolution in Honduras and American Business: The Quintessential "Banana Republic" (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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Honduras is the "standard" for a "banana republic" having been O. Henry’s model. This collection includes discussions of boundary disputes with El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala and related revolutionary movements; German activities in WWI; landing of U.S. Marines to protect U.S. citizens; cases of alleged violation of neutrality laws; shipment of arms to Honduras from the U.S.; the participation of Sumner Welles in a conference to mediate the revolution in 1924; presidential campaigns and elections; the proposed adjustment of the Honduran debt by the U.S., loan negotiations with banking groups in the U.S., and loans to the Government of Honduras by various fruit companies.


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