POL326Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: George H. W. Bush, Good Neighbor Policy, Preemptive War
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School of the americas: western hemisphere institute for security cooperation, developed by the us department of defense to provide military training to latin american countries. Sought to teach specifically anti-communist counterinsurgency training as a means of establishing the basis for latin. American countries to not be influenced by communism: columbia had the largest # of students enrolled, also had ties to fighting the war on drugs. Post cold-war: the school of the america"s is a great example of american solipsism and the spreading of the american way for the greater benefit of america. Also an example of a way the us influenced developing nations to prevent them from being overpowered by communist nations. Allow for economic growth to make europe prosperous again: us believed that a weak economic and developed europe post wwii would be easily influenced by communism therefore affect the national security of the us.
