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A History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean
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“The Pull of the Monroe Magnet” by Udo Keppler in 1913
A map of Latin America and the Caribbean shows several countries highlighted in blue with large arrows pointing toward them, overlaid with the text "U.S. interventions."
Fulgencio Batista: U.S.-backed leadership in Cuba Fidel Castro stands on a makeshift balcony draped with Cuban flags, addressing a crowd in Santa Clara, Cuba, surrounded by supporters and armed revolutionaries. Cuba-U.S. relations after the revolution Diego Rivera's La Gloriosa Victoria and the 1954 Guatemalan Coup The human legacy of U.S. intervention in Guatemala Two military tanks with armed soldiers drive down a city street toward La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, passing historic buildings during the 1973 coup. Augusto Pinochet and military rule in Chile Repression after the 1973 Chilean coup

A History of U.S. Intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean: References & Edit History

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  • Katie Angell
    Katie Angell is Associate Editor at Encyclopedia Britannica, covering topics related to Latin America. She holds an MA from Vanderbilt University and is pursuing a PhD in Political Science.

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