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The United States occupation of Haiti from 1914 until 1934 had a great effect on Haiti's political and social climate. The occupation of Haiti by racist foreigners was troubling to all of Haiti. The US favored the mulatto elite's but did not see them as being equals. The mulatto elite had always considered themselves to be white and better than the black masses, but they found that the US saw them as black and inferior. This distress eventually led to a racial pride among Haitian's. This pride was seen in the new generation of writers, historians and politicians. Different parts of the population had their own reasons for coming behind this platform. The movement targeted the elite and their European customs that put great pressure of the elite to join this movement, at least in appearance. For the elite they saw this as their only way of retaining their power in Haiti. Their traditional ways of thinking did not change and they continued to see themselves as superior to the black masses and also continued to adhere to European culture. Originally their reasoning for their superiority was based on skin color; however, their new reasoning was their superior education and abilities to lead. The racial pride eventually led