1. Struggle for Democracy in South America
What has the US done to contain socialism/communism in South America?

2. US Intervention in South America
1964: Military Junta overthrows elected govt of Brazil. US supports military government.
1969: Socialist group called MR8 kidnaps the American Ambassador. Offers to exchange Ambassador for political prisoners
1967: Che Guevara attempts to start a socialist revolution in Bolivia. He is killed by the Bolivian Army, which was aided by the CIA.

3. Today: US has poor relations with Socialist leaders elected in Venezuela (Hugo Chavez), Ecuador (Rafael Correa) & Bolivia(Evo Morales)
1970: Socialist group called the Tupamaros kidnap CIA agent Dan Mitrione, who was training the Uruguayan police in torture. Offer to exchange Mitrone for political prisoners is denied by Uruguayan Gov. Mitrone killed by captors
1973: CIA assists in a coup against democratically elected Socialist Salvador Allende. US supports coup leader Augusto Pinochet, who rules as a dictator for 16yrs