The Cold War
“Cold War: Backyard” – 25 points
Directions: Watch the film, “Cold War: Backyard” and answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible. Answer in complete sentences. Your responses will be handed in and graded.
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- What was the Cold War?
- What issues/causes were the left-wing Latin American revolutionaries fighting for during the Cold War?
- How was the Societ Union involved in Latin America durng the Cold War?
- How was the United States involved in Latin America during the Cold War? Which countries were invaded?
- What did Jacobo Arbenz do to provoke the United States? What was “Operation P.B. Success”? What was the aftermath of Operation P.B. Success?
- Why was the United States unable to overthrow Fidel Castro? What was Cuba’s foreign policy during the Cold War?
- What were Salvador Allende’s reforms in Chile?
- What steps did the United States take to bring down Allende? What happened after he was overthrown?
- What was the basis of Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy?
- Who were the Sandinistas? Who was their leader?
- Who was Oscar Romero? Why was he killed? What happened at his funeral?
- Who were the Contras?
- Why did the United States invade Grenada?
- How was Violeta Chammorro elected president of Nicaragua?
Identifications
Directions: Explain each of the following terms. Include the date and historical significance of the term. You can look up terms online to get additional information.
Cold War
Jacobo Arbenz
United Fruit
Operation P.B. Success
Ernesto “Che” Guevara
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
School of the Americas
Salvador Allende
March of the Empty Pots
Augusto Pinochet
Victor Jara
Pedro Chamorro
Sandinistas
Daniel Ortega
Contras
Oscar Romero
Violeta Chamorro
