LECTURE 19: THE COLD WAR IN LATIN AMERICA

Lecture Outline

1. U.S. political intervention.
2. Neo-colonialism.
3. Containing communism.
4. The Alliance for Progress.

Important Information, Terms, and Names from this Lecture

Monroe Doctrine (1823) - James Monroe
Roosevelt Corollary (1904) - Theodore Roosevelt
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Good Neighbor Policy (1933)
Haiti
Organization of American States (1948) - OAS
John Foster Dulles
Guatemala Coup (1954)
Central Intelligence Agency (1947) - CIA
Fidel Castro - Cuban Revolution (1959)
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961)
Bogotã Conference (1960)
John F. Kennedy
Alliance for Progress (1961)
Argentine Coup (1962)

History 101 Syllabus