Despatches from U.S. ministers to Cuba, 1902-1906.

Digitized version of microfilm collection containing reports to the Department of State from diplomatic representatives of the United States stationed in Cuba including notes, correspondence, clippings and other materials exchanged with foreign officials, local officials, and private citizens. The records cover the turbulent first five years of the Republic of Cuba following the end of Spanish rule (1898) and U.S. military occupation (1898-1902) and the subsequent U.S. occupation in 1906. The collection is a crucial source for the study of U.S./Latin American relations in the early 20th century. It is emblematic of the "Big Stick" diplomacy employed by President Theodore Roosevelt which combined tough negotiations backed up with the threat of military intervention as a means to maintain U.S. hegemony in the region.