POL305Y1 Lecture Notes - Cuban Revolution, Popular Front, Modernization Theory
Document Summary
Will the military return to power: break down and populist democracy. Populism trade unions, peasants demanding inclusion into economic and political system. Growing radicals in the 1960s and the cuban revolution. (1930s-1960s) The democratically elected presidents fell to military coups and these regimes had a particular characteristic that was similar to one another: Characteristics of military regimes of 1960s and 1970s. Blamed the poor state of their countries on their politicians (blamed corruption and incompetence on politicians) And saw them as a better alternative, they wanted to run country directly, banned media/parties, and took an administrative role. (run the country better) These institutions were quite distinct as they worked with business class, protest against authority. Military leaders at the time prioritized national security and were preoccupied with internal subversion: cia worked with them, latin american officers were trained in the school of americas.
