Theodore Roosevelt’s was a President who believed that the United States should be a strong country by military strength. He believed that that we had to a power in the world and a force in the world. Roosevelt wanted a two ocean navy. He wanted a navy that could come and go to the Pacific or the Atlantic Ocean. With the idea of wanting power in the both oceans he began plans for the construction of the Panama Canal. This is where the essence of the Gunboat Diplomacy comes in. Gunboat Diplomacy involves
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their close ties with the Soviets‚ President Eisenhower directed the CIA to develop a plan to invade Cuba and overthrow Castro. After President John F. Kennedy came into office in 1960‚ he learned of the plan and decided the threat was real. On April 17‚ 1961 the CIA and Kennedy launched an invasion they believed would be the final strike‚ pushing Castro from power. Brigade 2506‚ consisting of 1400 Cuban exiles‚ launched from Guatemala and landed at the Bay of Pigs. They immediately came under
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a while before the actual Guatemalan Civil War and the Spanish conquest‚ but there is little to no records that prove what happened‚ so the unknown will be left alone. In 1524‚ Spanish conquistadores lead by Pedro de Alvarado came to present-day Guatemala.
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The Cold War (continued) Chapter 27 to page 837‚ plus 863-64 in Chapter 28 The Eisenhower Presidency 1. Eisenhower - What type of chief executive was he? He gave peace and stability. He gave a sense of unity‚ inspired confidence and even Democratic liberalism and republican like him .With McCarthyism and desegregation of schools‚ he had a hand off approach. 2. “Dynamic Conservatism” - How did it differ from conventional conservatism? - Reduce taxes‚ contain inflation‚ and govern efficiently
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The other obligation of the Permanent Representative is to report all United Nations meetings to the State Department and the President at National Security Council meetings. The United States Department of State was originally founded in 1916 with the goal of‚ “… [shaping and sustaining] …a peaceful‚ prosperous…democratic world and foster conditions for stability…for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere” (US Department of State‚ Mission Statement). The State Department is concerned
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U.S. interventionism in Latin America resulted due to the economic clashes stemming from basic agricultural reforms in Cuba and Guatemala. Following WWII‚ Latin America experienced a wave of revolutions. After being subjected to the reign of tyrants for decades‚ the people of Guatemala and Cuba yearned for full rights and in pursuit of this sought to establish self-governed democracies.The pursuit of agrarian land reform was at the forefront of their concerns. The people desired to usurp the supremacy
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. What are South America’s highest mountains? Andes Mountains 2. The Amazon River empties into what ocean? Atlantic Ocean 3. What body of water is south of Puerto Rico? Caribbean Sea 4. Latin America includes what 2 continents? North America and South America 5. What country connects Central America to South America? Panama 6. What country has the highest (altitude) capital city in the world? Mexico 7. Where are the Sierra Madre Mountains located? Mexico 8. Where
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intelligent student back home in Guatemala city‚ he was reduced to an non-existent‚ incompetent being working remedial jobs to get by in the eyes of the affluent- the "Americanos" (pg. 10). In L.A especially‚ there was a lot of immigration coming from Guatemala. Common reasons for coming to America to live the "American Dream" was to escape poor sanitation‚ lack of economic opportunity‚ political instability & unnecessary persecution for being who you are. Life in Guatemala had harsher‚ permanent consequences
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completely outnumbered by Castro’s troops. This event created more conflict between Castro and the U.S‚ enough to then eventually create the Cuban missile crisis. The invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA - sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on the 17th of April 1961. Launched from Guatemala‚ the invading force was defeated within 3 days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces‚ under the direct command of Prime MInister Fidel Castro. The U.S president at the time Dwight
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the downfall of one country and colonization by another. The same pattern of events happened in Guatemala when the U.S. bought land there and was going to lose that because Guatemala wanted to grow its economy. The CIA’s “covert ‘Operation PBSUCCESS‚’ were among several hundred records released by the Agency on May 23‚ 1997 on its involvement in the infamous 1954 coup in Guatemala”. The coup in Guatemala was a war caused because the U.S. had to protect their interests‚ in this case money and land.
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