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Cold War Latin America
Cold War Latin America
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Marxist/Leftist rebel leader who overthrew Nicaragua’s govt. in 1979 & became its president.
Daniel Ortega
El Chapo
Anastazio Somoza Garcia
Sandino
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Had many economic ties to Guatemala and wanted the overthrow of its president in 1954.
Sandinistas
Juan Valdez Coffee Company
United Fruit Company
ITT Copper
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Chile's president who was deposed in 1973 took the following actions.
privatization of the coal industry
sold public land to foreigners
nationalized mineral resources
cut off money to public education
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The C.I.A. Head/Sec. of State who opposed communism during the Cold War.
FSLN
Dulles Brothers
Ronald Reagan/Oliver North
Gen. Maximiliano Hernandez
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This event shined a negative spotlight on U.S. policy in El Salvador in the 1980's.
The assassination of Oscar Romero
the invasion of Managua
La Matanza
The overthrow of the Somozas
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He led a Nicaraguan rebellion against the United States in the 1930’s.
Sandino
Agustin Farabundo Marti
Salvador Allende
Anastazio Somoza Garcia
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The Military force trained & funded during the U.S. occupation of Nicaragua in the 20’s/30’s.
ARENA
FSLN
CIA
National Guard
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The Salvadorian government’s killing of civilians suspected of supporting rebels.
La Matanza
The invasion of Managua
Operation PB Success
September 11th, 1973
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This death squad terrorized the people of El Salvador & discouraged protests against the govt.
The White Hand
FMLN
FSLN
The Lambada
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This Left wing/communist group in El Salvador that wanted a redistribution of resources.
FMLN
Contras
The White Hand
Sandinistas
11
This person spoke out for human rights in Guatemala and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ?
Rigoberta Menchu
Fulgencia Batista
Charro
Archbishop Oscar Romero
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This Marxist dictator turned Cuba into a communist state.
Anastasio Somoza
Salvador Allende
Fidel Castro
Fulgencia Batista
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The primary reason for U.S. involvement in Latin America after WW II ?
military development in the region
acquiring land & expanding boarders
humanitarian aid
commercial interests
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Liberation Theology was supported by the actions of
Jacobo Arbenz
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Oscar Romero
Augusto Pinochet
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This leftist Chilean leader was deposed in a military coup.
Anastazio Somoza Garcia
Augusto Pinochet
Salvador Allende
Jacobo Arbenz
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The C.I.A. helped him overthrow Guatemala’s president.
Col Castillo Armas
Sandino
Jacobo Arbenz
General Augusto Pinochet
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This organization helped the Soviets gather information and spy during the Cold War
KGB
CIA
The White Hand
The Red Guard
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JFK took the following actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Tried to overthrow Castro at the Bay of Pigs
Blockaded the island of Cuba
Sent planes to the Soviet Union
Bombed Havana
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During the Cold War the United States had_____interests in Latin America.
legal
military
religious
business
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This U.S.-backed paramilitary organization tried to overthrow the Nicaraguan government.
FSLN
Contras
ARENA
Sandinistas
