Map Activity 1 for Chapter 29
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Map Activity 1 for Chapter 29
Figure 1.2: MAP 29.1 U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, 1954–1994
Figure 1.2: During the Cold War, the United States frequently intervened in Central American and Caribbean countries to suppress Communist or leftist movements.
Question 1.1
READING THE MAP: How many and which Latin American countries did the United States invade directly? What was the extent of indirect U.S. involvement in other upheavals in the region?
Question 1.2
CONNECTIONS: What role, if any, did geographic proximity play in U.S. policy toward the region? What was the significance of the Cuban missile crisis for U.S. foreign policy?