The Cold War in Latin America

Agenda 4/10-12:

1. Students began learning about the involvement of the US in Latin America during the Cold War.
2. Students completed a map of US interventions in Latin America during the Cold War.
3. Students investigated a series of CIA documents, piecing together a story of what happened in Guatemala in the early 1950s.
4. Students read a section from Born in Blood and Fire, dealing with the US in Latin America during the Cold War. Students completed the first page of this worksheet.
5. Students listened to this song/poem by Pablo Neruda about the United Fruit company.
6. Students read a selection by Eduardo Galeano about the 1954 coup.
7. Students listened to a podcast about the 1954 Guatemala coup, taking notes using this worksheet. Here is a link to the podcast.