The Sugar Intervention was a series of events in Cuba from August 25, 1917, to February 15, 1922, when the United States Marine Corps was stationed on the island in response to instability that threatened sugar production. == Background == When conservative Cuban president Mario García Menocal was re-elected in November 1916, liberals began to question the circumstances surrounding his re-election.
The Sugar Intervention was a series of events in Cuba from August 25, 1917, to February 15, 1922, when the United States Marine Corps was stationed on the island in response to instability that threatened sugar production. == Background == When conservative Cuban president Mario García Menocal was re-elected in November 1916, liberals began to question the circumstances surrounding his re-election.
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