The Latin American Reaction to the United States Involvement in Latin American Affairs

Abstract

What are the Latin American reactions to the United States involvement in Latin American affairs? Are such reactions expressed in a supportive, indifferent, hostile, or cooperative attitude? Throughout its history, the United States has been involved constantly in Latin American affairs. These involvements range from economic assistance to direct military intervention, including the use of American troops. Each time the United States gets involved, the Latin American countries express their views and observations based on the nature of the event. To demonstrate such reaction and determine if a trend of Latin American opinion towards the United States has been established, it is best to examine several incidents in which the United States has directly intervened in Latin American affairs. This analysis of historical events will answer the questions posed above. Such examination will be the basis for a comparison of Latin American responses to several examples of United States intervention in Latin America. Keywords: Cuban missile crisis, Military intervention, Dominican Republic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209784

Entities

People

  • Jose A. Ocasio
  • Luis C. Zorrilla

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Dominican Republic
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • Newspapers
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Strategic Weapons
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Theoretical Analysis.