PO5006 Worksheet 7:US Presence II Name:
DUE TW9 Lecture
Instructions:1. If this is your first worksheet:
a. Make sure you understand the assessment brief for the Reading Portfolio,
which can be found on Canvas under Assessments & Feedback
b. Read the Active Reading, Critical Reading handout (under General
Resources on Canvas).
2. Read through the key questions and keywords below. Then read and view the
required sources below, with those questions and keywords in mind. (Note: you
don’t have to incorporate every keyword in your response, but make sure you have
an idea what each one refers to.)
3. Answer the questions below. Be brief and to the point, aiming for 300-400 words
in total (not per question). You should also keep track of your reactions to the
reading (including things you were inspired by or like, disagreed with or found
highly irritating – all welcome!) and things you find unclear – bring those reactions
and questions to class next week!
4. Type up for your answers, print them and bring them to next week’s class. You’re
welcome to keep the worksheet to refer to during group activities in the second
hour. But make sure to leave the worksheet in the box at the end of the hour for
grading.
Remember: Worksheets will not be graded if they are hand-written, submitted by
email, or submitted for a class you did not attend.
Required Readings& Viewing(NB: make sure to use all
sources in your
responses)
T. Meade “Post-World War II Struggles for Sovereignty” (ch.10,
pp.218-27only), in
A History of Modern Latin America
G. Livingstone “The Cold War: the Guatemala Coup and the Cuban
Revolution” (ch.3, pp.23-30 only) AND “The Alliance for
Progress” (ch.4, pp.39-44, 48-49), in
America’s Backyard:
the United States and Latin America from the Monroe
Doctrine to the War on Terror
John F. Kennedy Address on the Alliance for Progress (12:52, 13 March 1961)
There is supplemental source material for this topic on pages 38-41 of the
Keywords:oligarchy, land reform, Alliance for Progress, national security doctrine,
dirty war
Questions
1. What was the impact of US intervention on the reforms made by Juan José Arévalo
and JacoboArbenz? How did this affect Guatemalan national development
throughout the Cold War?

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