Brian Krepto

Latin America Part 1

5/19/15

If democracy is a goal of the L.A. nations, what does a nation have to have
in order to achieve this goal?
The nations have to avoid a tyranny or dictatorship. Also, the nation needs to stay
away from communism because that is what brings problems to a nation.
Why did the United States get involved in Cuba?
The United States had gotten involved with Cuba because of their high production
of Sugar. They had such a large production and most of it went straight to the
United States. In this day and age, we are not involved with Cuba because of their
ties with the communist party.
What's a banana republic?
A banana republic is a country that does not have a strong government and
instead, is controlled by a company and used for its production of a certain item.
The name is called what it is because bananas are the main item that is produced
by these companies.
How did the CIA get involved in Guatemala?
The CIA had gotten involved in Guatemala when Jacobo Guzman had taken control
and issued land reforms that communist in nature. The CIA help the country
overthrow the ruler but this did not stop the violence. Once this happened there was
another leader that fought against the Guatemalan military for a long time before
the country became a democracy.

What is the other infamous September 11th?

Augusto Pinochet, with the help of the United States, had taken control over Chile
on September 11th, 1973. He soon gave up his power in 1990 to a democratic
leader and face many human rights violations.
Who were the "disappeared'' in Argentina?
These people were persons who didnt agree with the government at the time. Since
they didnt agreewith the government, they were taken from their homes and off
the streets by secret police and were never seen or heard from again.
Why was it controversial when the United States intervened in Nicaragua?
They continue to send weapons to the contras even when the congress had not
allowed them to. They did this by sending the weapons to Iran where they were
then shipped over to the Contras.
What violence occurred in Brazil and EI Salvador? In Brazil, the tyrant had
introduced fascism that had many people living in slums and in bad conditions. Also,
in El Salvador, There were more than 75,000 people killed in a long war that was
fought by the right wing and left wing guerilla fighters.

Brian Krepto

Latin America Part 1

5/19/15

How did the Cold War affect Latin America? Why did the United States get
involved?
The countries in Latin America had a choice to either join the communists or to fight
against them and there were no other options. The United States got involved to
support the countries that did not join the communist party so that communism
wouldnt spread because communist party is known by the US as an evil force.
What is the difference between left and right wing? And why is it
confusing?
Left wing government cares more about the people and believe that the
government should support the citizens. The right wing government is smaller and
the decisions are normally made by a few people.

Nations that want to make the change to a democracy,there are some things
that they need to obtain to achieve this. They need a leader that is willing to make
the change to become a democratic nation. Many leaders will not want to change
into a democracy and will even kill innocent civilians in order to prevent this from
happening. Something for the people of a nation to note is that it is not going o be
the smoothest transition and there will be some hardships and struggles on the way
to a smooth fluent democracy. Many nations will want to become a democracy but
will need one of the most important things which they may not have: money. Money
is a centerpiece to changing a democracy and it can be used for buildings,
advertisements and new positions. These are some things that I feel go into making
a democracy.