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LATIN AMERICA AS BATTLEGROUND
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Introduction: What To Do? National goals: sovereignty and flexibility Political interests: survival in power, weakening of rivals
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Strategic Options: The Menu of Responses 1.Reformist: seeking U.S. aid 2.Radical: supporting revolution 3.Reactionary: joining the anti-communist crusade 4.“Non-aligned”: promoting Third World solidarity
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John F. Kennedy, 1962
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Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-70)
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Salvador Allende Gossens (1970-73)
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Ernesto “Che” Guevara
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Fidel Castro Ruz, ca. 1979
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The Cold War: Consequences for Latin America 1.Polarization, weakening of political center 2.Ascendancy of right-wing forces 3.Assaults upon the political left 4.Transitions toward democracy 5.Acknowledgement of U.S. hegemony
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