0
The United States only got openly involved with two countries in Latin America, Nicaragua and Cuba. There are other countries that the United States got involved with, but that comes later. :) In Cuba, the United States was trying to prevent the Soviets from storing nuclear missiles on missile platforms in Cuba (only 100 miles away from Florida). Having missiles in Cuba was undesirable, because the Soviets could launch missiles to hit any city in the United States. In Nicaragua, the United States acted under the Truman Doctrine to repress the Soviet-backed Sandinista; who were fighting the Somoza family over the assassination of Augusto Cesar Sandino. We backed the Somoza family, led by Anastasio Somoza Garcia, a dictator.
It's important to remember that in this period of American foreign policy, we would support ANY and ALL countries trying to resist Communism, this extended to dictators that claimed to be Anticommunists to secure American support; supporting these dictators would soil our reputation and create the image of evil Americans in countries that we claim to have supported.
Going back to the Latin American issue, the Sandinists were victorious after Jimmy Carter stopped supporting the Somoza family in 1978-9. Even after they started creating an independent government, we chose to prevent them from creating the government they had fought 43 years to create. In addition, we refused to help rebuild Nicaragua and we left the Somoza family's debt of 1.6 billion with the Sandinists.
After all of that, the United States supported the anti-Sandinist regime, the Contras. The Contras were a group of anti-communist paramilitary partisans, whose desire was to overthrow the Sandinists and re-establish a Dictatorship similar to the Somoza's. This Contra organization was strong in countries like Nicaragua (obviously), Honduras, and Belize.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What region of the world has shaped American foreign policy the most since the end of the cold war?
Latin America.
Where did the American isolationism really extended to?
During the cold war the American isolationism really extended from the Soviet Union to Latin America. This trend has since changed.
How did the end of the cold war affect the soviet union and Yugoslavia?
Four republics peacefully gained independence
The occupation of these countries by the Soviet Union contributed to the development of the Cold War by?
The occupation and resources of some countries by the Soviet Union contributed to the development of the Cold War. This is because they did not know what weapons the countries were making.
How many countries did the USSR control during the Cold War that did not gain their independence?
7 countries
If communist revolutions are not stopped in one latin American country there will be a domino affect throughout neighboring countries?
That was the common belief during the Cold War (1945 - 1991).
What Latin American nations called US intervention?
During the Cold War there were many Latin American countries soliciting intervention from the United States. Some of these countries were Guatemala, Brazil, Chile, and Nicaragua.
How did the Cold War affect many Latin American countries?
The Cold War heightened tensions in Latin America as the US and Soviet Union sought to expand their spheres of influence. This led to political instability, military coups, and civil wars in several countries in the region as they became battlegrounds for ideological conflicts. The US supported anti-communist regimes, leading to human rights abuses and social unrest in many Latin American countries.
How did the cold War affect Eastern European countries?
by death
Why did the United States intervene in latin American countries in the 1900s?
Two reasons:Economic interests, such as safeguarding continuous production and transport of raw materials from Latin America into the continental US. These include oil, copper or fruits.Ideological reasons, such as the Cold War.
How did the events of the cold war in latin America affect US and Latin American relations today?
The Cold War affected Latin America very differently than Asia or Africa. Latin America felt a time of oppression and fear. Asia was a target of consumption to communism, the communists wanted to encompass Asia to gain momentum. Africa was a place where the USSR wanted to gain people. In turn Africa got military and supply support.
How does the himalyas affect indias climate?
himalayas affect india's climate by preventing the cold winds from the central asian countries.
How did Mikhael Gorbachev affect the cold war?
He allowed many countries to abandon Communism.
What is an acronym for central American countries?
betty green eats noodles and cold pasta
What region of the world has shaped American foreign policy the most since the end of the cold war?
Latin America.
How does cold fronts affect the weather in the Caribbean?
COLD FRONT- the boundary between a warm air mass and a cold air mass,in which the warm air is forced to rise,condenses and produce rain. This mass of cold rain affect many Caribbean countries....mostly in the northern region. They really affect the southern end countries such as Trinidad and Tobago. If however it affects these countries the intensity will not be as great since as it passes over the warm water it will cool down and the air will just be very damp/wet.
What does cold mean in pig latin?
In Pig Latin, "cold" would be "old-kay." The first consonant sound "c" is moved to the end of the word followed by adding "ay" at the end.
