HIS 1111 Lecture : U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America
16 Feb 2012
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U. s. thought that latin america was their own back yard. Walt travelled to latin america to create an atmosphere of goodwill. U. s foreign policy in latin america: introduction - general contours of hemispheric relations, formations of oas, us intervention in guatemala. An organization created to counterbalance us power in the region. Did not intend to piss off the united states. Elected on a platform of moderate social reform. President tries to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Some other dude nationalized and expropriates land that is owned by a: cuba fruit company. U. s using this against them building ties to the soviets. The bay of pigs (1961), increasing societ association and the. Ussr buys shit from cuba making the relationship between. 1500 cuban exiles being flown into guatomola and then going to. Spy planes see the missiles in cuba and "freak out; Soviet ships turn around and the threat of nuclear war is lost.
