Grenada

(proper noun)

A country in the Caribbean.

Related Terms

Examples of Grenada in the following topics:

  • The Invasion of Grenada

    • The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 United States-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation.
    • The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 United States-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation with a population of about 91,000, located 100 miles (160 km) north of Venezuela.
    • Grenada gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1974.
    • The date of the invasion is now a national holiday in Grenada, called Thanksgiving Day, and the Point Salines International Airport was renamed in honour of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop.
    • On October 25, Grenada was invaded by the combined forces of the United States and the Regional Security System (RSS) based in Barbados, in an operation codenamed Operation Urgent Fury.

  • NATO and the Militarization and Interventions Abroad

    • The invasion of the Caribbean island Grenada in 1983, ordered by President Reagan, was the first major foreign event of the administration, as well as the first major operation conducted by the military since the Vietnam War.
    • Grenada's Governor-General, Paul Scoon, announced the resumption of the constitution and appointed a new government, and US forces withdrew that December.

  • The Peace of Paris

    • During the war, Britain had conquered the French colonies of Canada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago; the French "factories" (trading posts) in India; the slave-trading station at GorĂ©e; the Senegal River and its settlements; and the Spanish colonies of Manila (in the Philippines) and Havana (in Cuba).
    • In return, France ceded Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tobago to Britain.

  • Central America

    • The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 United States-led military strike against the Caribbean island nation.
    • Five years after Grenada obtained independence from Great Britain, the communist New Jewel Movement seized power in a coup in 1979, executing the elected Prime Minister and instituting a military government led by Hudson Austin.
    • America's invasion of Grenada was criticized as imperialistic and denounced by Great Britain, Canada, and the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

  • The Reagan Administration

    • In his first term in office, Reagan survived an assassination attempt, took a hard line against labor unions, and ordered an invasion of Grenada.

  • The French Empire

    • Islands that came under French rule during part of this time include Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Martinique, St.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    • Meanwhile, the Bahama Islands, Grenada, and Montserrat, captured by the French and Spanish, were returned to Britain.

  • The Exploration of Christopher Columbus

    • He then explored the mainland of South America, including the Orinoco River, and sailed to the islands of Chacachacare and Margarita, and sighted and named Bella Forma (Tobago) and Concepcion (Grenada).