Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
	Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Port of Spain
Largest city	San Fernando
Dominant mode of production	Capitalism
Area
• Total	5,131 km²
Population
• 2022 estimate	1,405,646

Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is an island country in the Caribbean.

History

In September 1940, Winston Churchill agreed to lease military bases in Trinidad and other colonies in exchange for using old U.S. destroyers.^[1]^:222 The United States spent $82 million on its military base and paid local construction workers much less than U.S. citizens. By 1943, there were almost 21,000 soldiers and sailors on the base. It used the base to counter German submarine attacks. After the war, Prime Minister Eric Williams criticized the deal for "selling [Trinidad and Tobago] for scrap" because only nine of the 50 destroyers actually worked.^[1]^:235–6

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Reopening the Frontier'. Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]

[:0222-1] 1.0 ^1.1 David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'Reopening the Frontier'. Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]

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