The Brezhnev Era, 1972-1985: Development in Africa and the Americas - the impact of US intervention in the Caribbean, Grenada

Question 1

Why was the US interested in Grenada?

Answer 1

• Located iust off the coast of South America in the Caribbean
• Western and capitalist Grenada of high geopolitical value

Question 2

Outline the key events of US intervention in
Grenada

Answer 2

• 1983 - coup installs left-wing Coard faction into power
• 25 October 1983 - Reagan assembles 7000 army to invade
• Coard’s government replaced by US approved General
Hudson Austin

Question 3

When does the Coard faction come to power?

Answer 3

•1983

Question 4

How does the US respond to the coup?

Answer 4

• 25 October 1983
- Reagan assembles army of 7000 to invade Grenada

Question 5

Who replaces the Coard faction?

Answer 5

• General Hudson Austin

Question 6

How did the US justify the invasion of Grenada?

Answer 6

• Reagan claims that he was protecting US medical students in
Grenada
• Reagan claims that Grenada was a ‘Soviet-Cuban colony …
[ready] to export terror and undermine democracy’

Question 7

How did the USSR react to US actions in
Grenada?

Answer 7

• USSR condemned invasion and called it
US imperialism
- Soviet negotiators walk out of Geneva arms talks

Question 8

How did the UN Security Council react to US actions in Grenada?

Answer 8

• UN Security Council censured US actions