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DuringtheColdwartheUSandtheUSSRwerethetwomostpowerfulnations.Theywantedallofthe
othercountriestopickaside.TheyaskedeachoneiftheirgovernmentwasCommunistornot.Ifthey
weretheygainedsupportfromtheSovietunion.IFtheywerenotcommunisttheUSwasontheirside
andtheyhadthemforprotection.LatinAmericahadalotofleaderswhowerenotafraidoffighting.
Whatisthedifferencebetweenleftandrightwing?andwhyisitconfusing?
Theleftwingandtherightwingstandfortwodifferentkindsofpeopleandtheirpoliticalviews.The
peopleintheleftwingareliberals.Theybelievethatmorepeopleshouldbeinvolvedintheir
governmenttogivemorepeopleasay.Theybelievethatthegovernmentshouldgivehealthcare.In
therightwingtheyareknownasconservatives.Thegovernmentissmallerandlesspeoplemake
decisions,.sometimesonlyonepersonmakesallofthedecisionsandnooneelsehasasay.Its
confusingbecauseneitherofthewingsarebetterthantheother.
WhydidtheUSgetinvolvedinCuba?
TheUScontrolledthesugarproductionthere.ThiscausedtheUStobeheavilyinvolvedinthe
economy.
WhatsabananaRepublic?
Thisisacountrythatdoesnotreallyhavemuchpoweratall.Itisnormallycontrolledbyacompanyto
producingandexportinggoods,usuallybananas.TheUFCownedabigpartofguatemala.The
governmentofficialsdidanythingthattheUFCtoldthemtodo.AndpeopleintheUSexpected
bananastobethecheapestfruit.
HowdidtheCIAgetinvolvedinGuatamala?
OnedictatorthatcontrolledGuatemalauntil1950wasJacobArbenzGUzman.Hewasacommunist
andtheUSwasagainstcommunism.TheCIAwantedtooverthrowJacobin1954.Afterallofthat
happeneditcausedalotofViolenceinGuatemalaanditisblamedontheUS.
WhatistheotherinfamousSeptember11th?
AleadernamedSalvadorAllendetookcontroloverchilein1970.AugustoPinochettookoverthe
governmentonamilitarycoupwiththehelpoftheUSonseptember11in1973.Thepeoplewhowere
undertheruleofAugustohadnohumanrights.Alotofpeoplewerekilledandtortured.
WhowerethedisappearedinArgentina?
BeforetheGreatDepressioncameaboutArgentinawasmakingalotofmoneyfrommeatproduction.
AftertheDepressionhitpeopleturnedtoauthoritarianleadership.JuanPerontookovercontrol.He
supportedsomethingcalledtheDirtyWar.Thiswarkilled30000peoplewhowentagainsthis
government'sviews.Thepeoplewhowerekilledinthiswarwereknownasthedisappeared.Theywere
takenoutoftheirhomesfromsecretpoliceandtheywereneverheardfromagain.
WhywasitcontroversialwhentheUSintervenedinNicaragua?
TheUSwassupportingacommunistgroupcalledtheContras,theyfoughtagainstsandinistasfor
power.TheUssuppliedthemwithweapons.TheUS
wastoldtheycouldnolongersupportthatgroup,buttheykeptgivingthemweaponssecretly.They
wouldsendtheweaponstoIranandtheywouldsendthemovertotheContras.
WhatViolenceoccurredinElsalvadorandBrazil?
BrazilturnedintoadictatorshipaftertheGreatDepression.THedictatorwasGetulioVargas.He
turnedBrazilintoaFasciststate.Heruleduntil1945.HeletthepoorliveinslumsorFavelos.InEl
salvadorcivilwarbrokeoutbetweentheleftandrightwing.75000peoplehadbeenkilled.