HIST 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Che Guevara, Tutsi, Hutu
Document Summary
The reconquest of guatemala: the cia in vietnam and cuba. Arbenz makes the cover of time in june 1954. Cia planted the article, propaganda aimed at american public opinion. Pravda accused us of restarting the cold war. Europe sees american intervention as growing imperialist attitudes. Us views north vietnam as a communist presence. Che guevara fled guatemala in 1955, befriends castro. Castro and guevara lead the revolution in cuba. Pal found if a state is found illegally intervening, leader should be legally culpable crimes. Says there needs to be an international legal organization that adjudicates. Tries to impose rules to keep larger states away. Armas assasinated by one of his guards in 1957. At this point only the army decides what happens politically in guatemala. Us army caribbean training center set up to provided guidance to latin. Many guerrilla organizations operated in 1970s and 80s.
