Este articulo es una reflexion acerca del convulso pe - riodo comprendido entre el final del regimen del dictador Trujillo y el final de la Guerra Civil en Republica Domi - nicana. En este recuento de la historia de este pequeno pais caribeno, se revisaran las relaciones de su politica exterior con sus principales acontecimientos domesticos. En este sentido se prestara especial atencion al importan - te papel de la Organizacion de Estados Americanos y de los Estados Unidos, ambos actores preponderantes con incidencia en el devenir de las siguientes decadas para los dominicanos. Abstract This paper focuses on a reflection on the turbulent period between the end of Trujillo’s dictatorial regime and the end of the Civil War in Dominican Republic. Through a historical approach of this period of time in this little Caribbean country, issues regarding the Do - minican foreign policies will be reviewed to link them with major events taking place at domestic level. In this respect, special attention will be provided to the import - ant role of the Organization of American States and the United States, both actors with preponderant influence on setting the course for political actions in the following decades in this country’s history.