Talk:Military Government of Santo Domingo

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I removed the wiki projects Mexico, the Dominican Republic is a separate and Sovereign country as is Mexico.

Nice POV

Kudos to those who inserted the subtle POV! 71.200.35.243 (talk) 20:18, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

• Which one (of the various) are you referring to? Historian (talk) 02:20, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Restoring Order?

I wonder what was the purpose of including this phrase to explain the forced entrance and conquest of a country with a fraction of the resources of the invader? This phrase continues the same idea that provoked the invasion in the first place: "they can't governed themselves; we need to bring order." Any thoughts? Historian (talk) 02:20, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Background/Causes?

This article makes no reference to the background, causes, motivation, etc. of the occupation--only the military action of the occupation itself. Any thoughts? Patchoulidrop (talk) 12:31, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

I agree. This is a much-needed section. Please, help out. Historian (talk) 06:08, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

American vs. United States in articles about other American nations

Dear Amerijuanican, just to let you know the reason I reverted your change in the article United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24). A group of editors are trying to maintain a sense of appropriateness and cultural reality with articles and the regions they represent. Not until 9/11 was the term "American" so generalized in the US media and print culture. Prior to the catastrophic act of terrorism, "of United States" was interchangeable with "an American" at an almost equal rate. Yet, there was still a debate over the imperial air it exuded, particularly because of protests from other countries in the Americas (opinions were never in unisons, of course). People from Canada to Tierra del Fuego think of themselves as Americans too. In every single official language on this hemisphere, there is a demonym for people living in the United States (in Spanish is estadounidense), which tells you how things are viewed differently from other countries. The history of this contradiction is more complicated that what it seems, and we are quick to admit that there is no simple solution, but in order to keep a sense of global understanding, we prefer to keep U.S. over American wherever is appropriate and viable. Thanks for understanding. Historian (talk) 06:13, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

This simply isn't correct. This encylopaedia uses the English language, and in all dialects of the English language, "American" unambiguously refers to the United States of America. The people of that country are Americans. I understand that the situation in other languages is different, but we don't force English usage on the Spanish Wikipedia, and likewise that cannot be done here. An adjective is appropriate in this instance, and so "American" should be used, in line with standard English usage. "American" has been the standard usage since Colonial period, and does not have anything to do with the 11th of September attacks. RGloucester — ☎ 14:22, 17 November 2015 (UTC)