Virginia Textbooks and the Cold War in Latin America

Quick Links

While the resources suggested might be extremely beneficial to understanding the nuanced complexions of the relationship between the United States and Latin America during the Cold War, these readings also require copious amounts of time and additional finances or access to libraries. In the interim, here are some quick links that provide concise, oftentimes objective, summaries of various Latin American Cold War events, including how the United States is either directly or indirectly implicated in these events.

General Summaries of the United States involvement in Latin America: Wikipedia, Oxford Bibliographies, Oxford Reference, Central American Crises: Wikipedia

Declassification Projects: Argentina, Brazil, Chile

Guatemalan internal armed conflict: Wikipedia

Argentina last military dictatorship: Wikipedia

Chile and the Pinochet regime: Wikipedia

Salvadoran civil war: Wikipedia 

Paraguayan dictatorship: Wikipedia

Colombian civil war: Wikipedia

Uruguayn dictatorship: Wikipedia

Honduras conflict: The Center for Justice & Accountability