bombardment of Veracruz

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:aftermath Increased tensions between U. S. and Mexico
gptkbp:casualties 19 U. S. sailors
200 Mexican soldiers
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Frank_F._Fletcher
gptkbp:date March 9, 1914
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Strained U. S.-Mexico relations
gptkbp:duration 7 months
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:naval_bombardment
gptkbp:followed_by U. S. withdrawal from Veracruz
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Mexican_Revolution
gptkbp:historical_significance First major U. S. military action in Mexico since the Spanish-American War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label bombardment of Veracruz
gptkbp:international_response Condemnation from Latin American countries
gptkbp:location gptkb:Veracruz,_Mexico
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive coverage in U. S. newspapers
gptkbp:mexican_president gptkb:Victoriano_Huerta
gptkbp:military_outcome gptkb:U._S._control_of_Veracruz
gptkbp:military_strategy Naval blockade
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:USS_Arkansas
gptkb:USS_Oklahoma
gptkb:USS_North_Carolina
gptkb:USS_Tennessee
gptkb:USS_Florida
gptkb:USS_Idaho
gptkb:USS_Alabama
gptkb:USS_New_Hampshire
gptkb:USS_Pennsylvania
gptkb:USS_Maryland
gptkb:USS_California
gptkb:USS_South_Carolina
gptkb:USS_Virginia
gptkb:USS_Colorado
gptkb:USS_Dolphin
gptkb:USS_Rhode_Island
gptkb:USS_Connecticut
gptkb:USS_Nevada
gptkb:USS_Utah
gptkb:USS_West_Virginia
gptkb:USS_Louisiana
gptkb:USS_Mississippi
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey
gptkb:USS_New_Mexico
gptkb:USS_North_Dakota
gptkb:USS_South_Dakota
gptkb:USS_Texas
gptkb:USS_Washington
gptkb:USS_Maine
gptkb:USS_Michigan
gptkb:USS_Vermont
gptkb:USS_Wyoming
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Mexican_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:political_impact Influenced U. S. foreign policy
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Tampico_Affair
gptkbp:president gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:result gptkb:U._S._occupation_of_Veracruz
gptkbp:significance U. S. intervention in Mexican politics
gptkbp:strategic_goals Prevent arms shipment to Huerta government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Pastry_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6