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Latin America in the 20th Century
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The World War I Era

• U.S. replaced Britain as the dominant foreign
  power in the region
• Political and economic intervention by the U.S.
  caused resentment
• Russian and Mexican revolutions inspired student
  radicals to resist these trends

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The Great Depression

• Decline in foreign investment and collapse of
  global export markets devastated L.A.s economies
• Both of these new realities encouraged the growth
  of domestic manufacturing
• Good Neighbor policy of FDR improved relations
  with the U.S.

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World War II

• Nearly all L.A. nations declared war on the Axis
  following Pearl Harbor
• Argentinas fascist regime delayed its
  declaration until 1945
• L.A. proved an important source of food and raw
  materials for the Allied war effort

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Escuadrón 201 The Aztec Eagles
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• "it is better to have a strong regime in power
  than a liberal one if it is indulgent and relaxed
  and (infiltrated) by communists."
• George F. Kennan

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The Cold War

• Cuban Revolution of 1959 polarized Latin America
• Right-wing regimes (Chile, Argentina, Brazil)
  were supported by the U.S.
• Left-wing regimes (Nicaragua, El Salvador) were
  supported by Cuba, Soviet Union

Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
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