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1
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Why were the US interested in Chile?

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  • Interested in Chile’s copper and silver mines
  • US company dominated Chile’s telecommunication system
  • Western and capitalist Latin America of high geopolitical value
2
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Outline the key events of US intervention in Chile

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  • 1960s - US gives billions in aid to Christian Democratic Party in Chile
  • September 1970 - socialist Salvador Allende is democratically elected as Chile’s president
  • CIA plans coup to prevent Allende becoming president - this fails
  • US influences World Bank to stop loans to Chile
  • Chile becomes poor
  • September 1973 - Allende is assassinated and replaced with right-wing dictator, Augusto Pinochet
3
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How and when did the US initially aid Chile?

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  • 1960s

- US sent billions in aid to Christian Democratic Party

4
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Which socialist leader comes to power in Chile?

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  • Salvador Allende
5
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When is Allende elected president?

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  • September 1970
6
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Give examples of reforms Allende made and explain why this upset the US

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  • Nationalised banking system and copper industry
  • Seized and redistributed millions of hectares of land as farm co-operatives
  • Damaged US business interests
7
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How does the US respond to Allende’s reforms?

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  • CIA plans coup to kill Allende, this fails
  • Influences the World Bank to stop loaning money to Chile
  • CIA pays truckers to not work
8
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What effect does the World Bank and the US’ actions have on Chile?

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  • Chile becomes poor
  • High inflation
  • High unemployment
  • Middle class turn against Allende
9
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By what year had Chile’s economy deteriorated?

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  • 1973
10
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Who organised a coup against Allende?

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  • Augusto Pinochet

- Allende’s Commander-in-Chief of Chilean army

11
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When was Allende killed?

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  • September 1973
12
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What happened to Chile after the coup in 1973?

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  • Pinochet established a dictatorship

- 25 years of brutal oppression followed

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