- Chasteen explanation of the National Security Doctrine Flashcards
who were the most important anticommunist allies for the United States?
the armed forces of Latin America
what did the working alliance between the United States and Latin America involve?
US military aid and training for latin american armies
what was the emphasis of US training?
the united states focused on counterinsurgencies–how to fight guerillas
what was the national security doctrine?
the overall logic of the anticommunist alliance
how did the national security doctrine work?
the national security doctrine was that the Latin American armed forces are key US allies in defending a free world and counterinsurgency is their primary role
so how did the dynamic between US and latin american armies look like?
so the United States would be responsible for fighting against foreign invader and latin american armies would be responsible for fighting against internal enemies
what did the latin american counter insurgencies lead to?
Latin American militaries abused their power and caused gruesome violence to innocent people in the midst of fighting their “internal enermies”
what military tactic became widespread?
latin america military use of kidnapping, torture, and murder became widespread
how did the army justified their acts of violence?
the military tried to justify their actions by claiming they were doing what they had to do to get rid of communism
what did the US policy call for and what did it end in?
US policy called for democracy but ended in dictatorship
what did the governments of latin america start ot be taken over by?
latin american governments started to be taken over by juntas
what were juntas?
juntas were executive committees composed of generals and admirals
