Eisenhower And Latin America

Author : Stephen G. Rabe
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469619547
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eisenhower and Latin America written by Stephen G. Rabe and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Rabe's timely book examines President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Latin American policy and assesses the president's actions in light of recent "Eisenhower revisionism." During his first term, Eisenhower paid little attention to Latin America but his objective there was clear: to prevent communism from gaining a foothold. The Eisenhower administration was prepared to cooperate with authoritarian military regimes, but not to fund developmental aid or vigorously promote political democracy. Two events in the second administration convinced Eisenhower that he had underestimated the extent of popular unrest--and thus the potential for Communist inroads: the stoning of Vice-President Richard M. Nixon in Caracas and the radicalization of the Cuban Revolution. He then began to support trade agreements, soft loans, and more strident measures that led to CIA involvement in the Bay of Pigs invasion and plots to assassinate Fidel Castro and Rafael Trujillo. In portraying Eisenhower as a virulent anti-Communist and cold warrior, Rabe challenges the Eisenhower revisionists who view the president as a model of diplomatic restraint.

Author : Stephen G. Rabe
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780807842041
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eisenhower and Latin America written by Stephen G. Rabe and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Rabe's timely book examines President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Latin American policy and assesses the president's actions in light of recent "Eisenhower revisionism." During his first term, Eisenhower paid little attention to Latin America but his objective there was clear: to prevent communism from gaining a foothold. The Eisenhower administration was prepared to cooperate with authoritarian military regimes, but not to fund developmental aid or vigorously promote political democracy. Two events in the second administration convinced Eisenhower that he had underestimated the extent of popular unrest_and thus the potential for Communist inroads: the stoning of Vice-President Richard M. Nixon in Caracas and the radicalization of the Cuban Revolution. He then began to support trade agreements, soft loans, and more strident measures that led to CIA involvement in the Bay of Pigs invasion and plots to assassinate Fidel Castro and Rafael Trujillo. In portraying Eisenhower as a virulent anti-Communist and cold warrior, Rabe challenges the Eisenhower revisionists who view the president as a model of diplomatic restraint.

Author : Stephen G. Rabe
Publisher : Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eisenhower and Latin America written by Stephen G. Rabe and published by Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Rabe examines President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Latin American policy and assesses the president's actions in the light of recent 'Eisenhower revisionism.'

Author : Bevan Sewell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857729292
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The US and Latin America written by Bevan Sewell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US in the 1950s and 1960s wanted to prevent a new communist regime in the Western hemisphere at any cost. Under President Eisenhower the US pursued a policy of support for dictators, the economic shoring up of regimes that impoverished their own people and sanctioned direct interventions such as the overthrow of the Guatemalan government in 1954. When John F. Kennedy came to power, he promised a reset of relations and set about pouring aid into Latin America. Yet in 1961 Kennedy also attempted to intervene in Central American domestic politics with the Bay of Pigs operation. How far was each of the approaches pursued by the two administrations responsible for increasing tensions and encouraging radicalism on the continent? In answering this question Bevan Sewell shows how Eisenhower's strategic stance on the Cold War became increasingly detrimental to Latin America over time, and shows how similar policies were continued by the Kennedy administration. The US and Latin America provides a new lens through which to assess US policy towards Latin America at an important time in inter-American relations.

Author : John S. D. Eisenhower
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393313185
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intervention! written by John S. D. Eisenhower and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts President Woodrow Wilson's abortive efforts to preserve democracy in Mexico amid political chaos.

Author : Chester J. Pach
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119027675
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower written by Chester J. Pach and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower brings new depth to the historiography of this significant and complex figure, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date depiction of both the man and era. Thoughtfully incorporates new and significant literature on Dwight D. Eisenhower Thoroughly examines both the Eisenhower era and the man himself, broadening the historical scope by which Eisenhower is understood and interpreted Presents a complete picture of Eisenhower’s many roles in historical context: the individual, general, president, politician, and citizen This Companion is the ideal starting point for anyone researching America during the Eisenhower years and an invaluable guide for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in history, political science, and policy studies Meticulously edited by a leading authority on the Eisenhower presidency with chapters by international experts on political, international, social, and cultural history

Author : Dwight David Eisenhower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strengthening Friendship and Trust Among the American Republics written by Dwight David Eisenhower and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. President (1953-1961 : Eisenhower)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1220 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dwight D. Eisenhower written by United States. President (1953-1961 : Eisenhower) and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen G. Rabe
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469617366
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Most Dangerous Area in the World written by Stephen G. Rabe and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the formation of the Alliance for Progress, a program dedicated to creating prosperous, socially just, democratic societies throughout Latin America. Over the next few years, the United States spent nearly $20 billion in pursuit of the Alliance's goals, but Latin American economies barely grew, Latin American societies remained inequitable, and sixteen extraconstitutional changes of government rocked the region. In this close, critical analysis, Stephen Rabe explains why Kennedy's grand plan for Latin America proved such a signal policy failure. Drawing on recently declassified materials, Rabe investigates the nature of Kennedy's intense anti-Communist crusade and explores the convictions that drove him to fight the Cold War throughout the Caribbean and Latin America--a region he repeatedly referred to as "the most dangerous area in the world." As Rabe acknowledges, Kennedy remains popular in the United States and Latin America, in part for the noble purposes behind the Alliance for Progress. But an unwavering determination to wage Cold War led Kennedy to compromise, even mutilate, those grand goals.

Author : Philip Taubman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684856999
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Secret Empire written by Philip Taubman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the most dangerous years of the Cold War, a handful of Americans secretly built machines that revolutionized spying and warfare while protecting the United States from a surprise nuclear attack. This is their story, told in full for the first time. of photos.