Latin America: From Good Neighbours to Cold Warriors Flashcards
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US economic hegemony fact
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- By 1938, the USA became the leading overall trade partner for every major country of Latin America apart from Argentina
- Commercial agreements with Cuba in 1934, Honduras in 1935, Guatemala and Costa Rica in 1936, El Salvador in 1937
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US investments
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- United Fruits owned 85% of Guatemala’s land
- Panama canal in 1914
- Mutual Security Act of 1951 and Military Assistance Programme provided $38.5million to the military of Latin American nations however Guatemala actually got $100million
- Export-Import bank set up in 1934 by the US
3
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Guatemalan coup?
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- 1954
- Arbenz agrarian reform law in 1952 proposing to distribute 1.5million acres of uncuutivated land to 100,00 families
4
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Cultural imperialism
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- OCIAA funding many hollywood budget of $45millon
- OCIAA produced magazine En Guardia
5
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Good neighbour policy date
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coined by FDR in 1933
6
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Military influence of US
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-US sent marines to Nicaragua in 1926
7
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Bracero programme
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- 1942
- By 1964 around 4.6million Mexicans had patricipated in the programme
8
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Historians
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- Peter Smith good neighbour policy was USA seeking international hegemony
- pierre gleises argues Guatemala was the breaking of the good neighbour policy
- francesco Encino argues that repatriation an act of nationalism
- hoffman says American empire
