gunboat diplomacy
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Nicaragua gets canal, not Panama. Effects on Central America?
Suppose in 1902 the lobbying for a Panamanian canal fails and Congress chooses Nicaragua instead. The president of Nicaragua at this time was Jose Santos Zelaya Lopez, an energetic and talented man with dreams of reuniting all of Central America into one nation. From the little I know about him...- cincpac overboard
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- central america gunboat diplomacy jose santos zelaya nicaragua panama canal teddy roosevelt
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: After 1900
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WI: Anglo-Brazilian War in 1863?
IOTL, an example of gunboat diplomacy perpetrated by Britain, known in Brazilian sources as the "Christie Crisis", erupted against the Empire of Brazil in the early 1860's. The catalysts for the crisis revolved around the issue of extraterritorial justice: -The marooning of the HMS Prince of...- GauchoBadger
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- 1860's brazil brazilian brazilian empire diplomatic incidents england great britain gunboat diplomacy latin america south america
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- Forum: Alternate History Discussion: Before 1900