NAVAL_ADMINISTRATION_OF_THE_VIRGIN_ISLANDS;_1917-1921

NAVAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS; 1917-1921 An Unjustified Means; to an Unsure Ends Naval Administration of the United States Virgin Islands (1917-1931) submitted by: There has been much criticism of the naval rule of the United States Virgin Islands from 1917-1931. I intend to briefly examine some of the factors that could lead to the criticism or praise of the Navy’s administration of the islands. The title of this research paper, for me, reflects the strong arm tactics that the U.S. government used in the Caribbean during this time period, as well as the hope and unsurety for the islands future with such great obstacles to overcome. I will attempt to illustrate some of the political, social, and economic ironies that arise at this time in the history of the Virgin Islands. There has been an American interest in the Virgin Islands even before the United States became an independent country. The Danish West Indies has a history of trade with the United States from its pre-revolutionary days on through the Civil War and on until 1917, when, the United States purchased the Danish West Indies, in the midst of World War I. Through out time the Danish West Indies has proven to be important to America islands, virgin, naval, social, rule, united, states, political, economic, planters, one, issues, prohibition, people, navy, laborers, government, civilian, administration, under, per, number, new, leaders, history, american, yet, white, until, should, sanitation, rum, puerto, majority, made