HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Corporatism, Infant Mortality, Liberal Democracy
15 Dec 2020
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Lg"s: how did the cold war influence militarism and radicalism in latin- Elaborate both on the us and the ussr. Dynamics of political transformation: during the cold war, the united states objected to left- of-center social programs in the liberal democracies in south america (page 2). The u. s. acted as an enemy of the socialist governments in cuba and nicaragua. 1980s reagan administration gave extensive political and military support to antirevolutionary contras attempting to defeat the. Conclusion of the cold war in 1989-1991: led to widespread disenchantment with the illusory ideals of marxist ideology, removed a principal cause of left-vs-right polarization in latin- Appeared to demonstrate the innate superiority of western democracy . Brought an end to the anti-communist crusade that had been waged for decades by the us. America was free to settle disputes on its own terms, rather than as part of a global struggle of titanic proportions.
