HISP 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Good Neighbor Policy, Moncada Barracks, Platt Amendment
24 Mar 2016
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Lecture 20 - 20th century latin america: nationalism, dictatorship a(cid:374)d (cid:858)de(cid:373)ocratizatio(cid:374)(cid:859) The period of turbulence and dictatorship in the 20th c. hispanic world has left a huge legacy. The government by caudillos was not that unusual but it takes a different tone in the 20th century. From "hemispheric policeman" to "good neighbor": us and latin america 1903-1945. 1930s - fdr"s good neighbor policy tried to create a new image of us in latin america. The good neighbor policy terminated the us marines occupation of nicaragua in 1933 and occupation of haiti in 1934, led to the annulment of the platt amendment. Carmen miranda, three caballeros - cinema to reverse negative stereotypes and foment good feelings. The cold war and president truman"s doctrine of containment. After ww2, the old alliance between communists and western democracies end - competition for global influence and for the spread of these 2 competing ideologies.
