Why did president wilson send marines to haiti in 1915? to demonstrate his preference for "moral diplomacy" over "big stick" dip

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Why did president wilson send marines to haiti in 1915? to demonstrate his preference for "moral diplomacy" over "big stick" dip

lomacy to encourage american business people to invest in haiti's industries to protect american investments and guard against european aggression to capture a rebel leader who had attacked u.s. territory

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Doss [256] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-10T19:58:57+03:00

The reason why President Wilson sent marines to Haiti was to protect American investments and guard against European aggression.

<h3>Who was the President guarding against?</h3>

After the President of Haiti was killed in the year 1915, the American president had to send the troops from his country to Haiti.

The troops were to restore calm in the area and also help to protect American assets from European forces such as the Germans.