HISTORY 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Sandinista National Liberation Front, Iranian Revolution, New International Economic Order
26 Dec 2017
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Stepped up pressure against radical regimes and gaining new allies with anti-communist movements. Reagan sought to target third world regimes with ties to. Finding allies who were willing to do the fighting, avoid another vietnam. Main critic of american inaction in third world. Placed the soviet union as main enemy, wanted to go against their interventionism. Third world fragmentation and origins of reagan offensive. Focus on economic success, like through new international. 1970s saw mass economic growth in third world. Left wing having hard time finding alternative to capitalism c) d) Lack of economic model led to political friction within regimes. Particularly in socialist nations that didn"t recognize any other identities in their nations. Economic downturn at end of 1970s added to the friction. Soviet union also saw decrease in gdp, less grip on international diplomacy b) c) d) Took much of first term to get basic principles of third. Policy inexperience, disagreement among top advisors, resistance from well-established officials.
