Chapter III. The Blockade 1902-1903: Motivation and Hesitation

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Chapter I. From Coffee to Railroads: German Merchants and Investments 17
7. Chapter II. The German Community: Deutschtum as a Trojan Horse? 47
8. Chapter III. The Blockade 1902-1903: Motivation and Hesitation 80
9. Chapter IV. The Military Advisors' Game 110
10. Chapter V. Germany, Venezuela, and the Panama Canal: The Elusive Quest for Agerman Naval Base in South America 141
11. Chapter VI. Venezuela and President James Monroe's "Insolent Dogma" 175
12. Chapter VII. Parting of the Ways: Germany, Great Britain, And Venezuela Around 1900 209
13. Conclusion: What Price Imperialism? 236
14. Bibliography 247
15. Index 273