By 1914, Haiti was in such economic turmoil that the USA decided to take advantage. National Citybank, now Citigroup, gets into the USA's ear and gets them to do something ridiculous: march 8 US Marines into the national bank and get them to walk out with half a million dollars in gold.
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At least, that's what they claimed.
I do think it's interesting, however, how much lining the pockets of the rich and protecting capitalism is such a core aspect of the USA government.