Cold War in the 3 rd World Third

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Cold War in the 3 rd World Third world aka developing nations aka emerging

Cold War in the 3 rd World Third world aka developing nations aka emerging nations!

• Third world nations in Latin America, Asia and Africa are poor and

• Third world nations in Latin America, Asia and Africa are poor and politically unstable could fall to communism during Cold War. • Soviet Union and US worked to gain their support, by building schools, giving military aid, supporting revolutions, liberations. • Non-aligned nations – India, Switzerland, Austria, Yugoslavia: refuse to take sides in Cold War. GET $ from both sides!!! Can buy weapons to protect themselves!!!

Latin America • Rapid industrialization, population growth, and gap between rich and poor all

Latin America • Rapid industrialization, population growth, and gap between rich and poor all problems facing Latin America. • Post WWII brought many revolutions, which Soviets supported. • CUBA – 1959 -Batista was a dictator, Castro overthrew him (Communist), nationalized business, supported by Soviets. Cuban Missile Crisis. • Bay of Pigs

• Nicaragua – US supports Somoza’s dictatorship. 1979, Sandinista Communist rebels and Daniel

• Nicaragua – US supports Somoza’s dictatorship. 1979, Sandinista Communist rebels and Daniel Ortega with Soviet $ fight Somoza. US also supports Contras, who are anti-communist

Argentina • Juan Peron, establishes a dictatorship/ welfare state, with help from his wife

Argentina • Juan Peron, establishes a dictatorship/ welfare state, with help from his wife Ava Peron(Evita). Ousted by military and Catholic Church-liberation theology.

Film Clips Latin America • • • modern economy 4 mexico Panama puerto rico

Film Clips Latin America • • • modern economy 4 mexico Panama puerto rico time periods of mexico 1