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Tales of American Imperialism
THE COLD WAR
1945-Stalin breaks pledge for fair and open elections in Poland.
1947-President Truman requests $400 million in aid from Congress to combat communism in Greece and Turkey. The Truman Doctrine pledges to provide American economic and military assistance to any nation threatened by communism.
Marshall Plan-rebuild Europe from the ravages of World War II.Nearly $13 billion in U.S. aid was sent to Europe,1948 to 1952.
June 24,1948 Soviet Union makes a bid for control of Berlin by blockading all land access to the city. From June 1948 to May 1949, U.S. and British planes airlift 1.5 million tons of supplies to the residents of West Berlin. After 200,000 flights, the Soviet Union lifts the blockade.
On June 25, 1950 North Korean communist forces cross the 38th parallel and invade South Korea.
In June, 1949 Chinese communists declare victory over Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces, which later flee to Taiwan
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sell U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
August 1949 Soviets become an Atomic power
Joseph R. McCarthy
RED SCARE
Democracy (Capitalism) vs.
Communism
IRAN
2/3
1/3
$ $
Iranians not allowed to view books
Iran Shah Reza Pahlavi Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh
British Arrangement unfairNationalize Iranian OIL!
British OUT!
Constitutional Monarchy
CIA Operation AJAX
Kermit Kim Roosevelt
Shah to illegally fire Mossadegh
Shah to appoint General FazlollahZahedi new PM
Zahedi to order troops to arrest Mossadegh
Mossadegh was democratically electedby the people and was deeply loved
All the Best Plans of……
Army refuses to arrest MossadeghArmy refuses to arrest Mossadegh
People riot pulling down statues of the ShahPeople riot pulling down statues of the Shah
CIA Solution?RENT A MOB
Shah runs!Shah runs!
A convenient move for power
frightened the conservative clergies
Victory!
Mob burns down Mossadeghs house and arrests him
Shah Returns
40%
40%40%
Perceived as US
It has been described as Iran'smost hated and feared institution
SAVAK
As many as one third of all Iranian men had some sort of connection to SAVAK by way of being informants or actual agents.
Extensive CensorshipRepression of Religion and Expression
Widespread TortureUnlimited powers of arrest and detention
1979
Revolution
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
In 1953 the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular Prime Minister, Mohammed Massadegh. The Eisenhower Administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons; but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development. And it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs
U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright
Fruit $ vs. DemocracyThe Story of Guatemala
Arévalo's 1944 election is considered by
historians the first fair and democratic election
in Guatemala's republican history
Arévalo's 1944 election is considered by
historians the first fair and democratic election
in Guatemala's republican history
President Juan José Arévalo Bermejo
1950 BEGINS LAND REFORM
True Democrat heroes = Lincoln and FDR
Poor peasants no land
Give land to the poor
United Fruit Corporation Owns the land
Is democracy always a good thing?
President Jacobo Árbenz1951 Succeeds Arévalo in democratic election
Promises aggressive land reform
Expropriates 234,000 aces from United Fruit
Pays United Fruit $1,185,000, their stated value
US says it is worth 15.8 million
US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, his brother, CIA Director Alan Dulles and
Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith all have $ ties to United Fruit
John
CIA OPERATION PB SUCCESS-GET RID OF ARBENZ
CIA OPERATION PB SUCCESS-GET RID OF ARBENZ
NEED AN EXCUSE? Create one
ALFHEM
GUNS FROM COMMIES!!
All The News That's Fit to Print
Arthur Hays SulzbergerAllan Dulles
GOAL-Manage the News
Compromise Gruson!
Sidney Gruson-a problem
Carlos Castillo Armas
‘s man
CIA bought Troops
Refuses to attack
MASSIVE ARMY!!
David Atlee Philips
ACTING!
Democracy crushed Dictator Armas takes overUnited Fruit Property saved
