LATIN AMERICA AS BATTLEGROUNDSlide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10LATIN AMERICA AS BATTLEGROUNDIntroduction: What To Do?•National goals: sovereignty and flexibility•Political interests: survival in power, weakening of rivalsStrategic Options: The Menu of Responses1. Reformist: seeking U.S. aid2. Radical: supporting revolution3. Reactionary: joining the anti-communist crusade4. “Non-aligned”: promoting Third World solidarityJohn F. Kennedy, 1962Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964-70)Salvador Allende Gossens (1970-73)Ernesto “Che” GuevaraFidel Castro Ruz, ca. 1979The Cold War: Consequences for Latin America1. Polarization, weakening of political center2. Ascendancy of right-wing forces3. Assaults upon the political left4. Transitions toward democracy5. Acknowledgement of U.S.
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