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THIRD WORLD - Coggle Diagram
THIRD WORLD
CONCLUSIONS
whilst the Third World countries were largely unimportant strategically or geographically, victory for either US or USSR (ie capitalism or Communism) in those proxy wars reflected global momentum of their ideology
Irony of Reagan 'evil empire' quotes when supporting regimes committing heinous human rights violation e.g. Contras
US action in LATAM showed inability to coexist with growth of socialism anywhere - combination of containment, Monroe Doctrine and economic motivations
CHILE
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INTERVENTION
CIA supported coup in 1973 to overthrow Allende govt and assassinate Allende - General Pinochet became leader
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NICARAGUA
SITUATION
Sandinistas came to power in 1979 - Carter considered them to be legitimate Democrats but Reagan thought they were Communists
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INTERVENTION
US sent aid to brutal right-wing Contras from 1981 - used money from arms deals with fundamentalists in Iran
Sandinistas responded to the threats by restricting civil liberties, which fitted with the image of the regime that Reagan wanted to portray
US actions condemned by UN, USSR called them 'imperialist'
ANGOLA
SITUATION
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Coalition of UNITA, MPLA and FNLA in power - civil war
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INTERVENTION
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CIA carried out most of the support secretly until 1975 when Congress banned US support with the Clark Amendment
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Brezhnev was reluctant to send troops to Angola - did so under pressure from advisers an after US intervention
ETHIOPIA
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INTERVENTION
Mengistu appealed for USSR/Cuban support to repel Somali attacking the Ogaden region of Ethiopia that it believed should be theirs
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