Virginia Textbooks and the Cold War in Latin AmericaMain MenuVirginia History Textbooks and the Cold War in Latin Americahome-page; basic descriptionTextbook IntroductionHeat MapThis is how frequently each country is mentioned in text in these different textbooksTimeline of the Cold War in Latin AmericaThis is where the Timeline JS will be placed.Visualizations of Textbook TitlesThis is where my super pretty interconnected web will come into play.Primary SourcesHere is where my bibliography will be with a bunch of different archives/primary sourcesSecondary SourcesAdditional ResourcesAbout the AuthorTyler Goldbergerc5a2faadde3ab62833b350dce242f448ba972625
Wall of Names at CONAVIGUA Memorial, Guatemala
1media/Screen Shot 2020-11-04 at 1.35.38 PM_thumb.png2020-11-04T10:35:39-08:00Tyler Goldbergerc5a2faadde3ab62833b350dce242f448ba972625380932This wall acknowledges the identities of thousands of Indigenous Mayan peoples killed at the hand of the Guatemalan Internal Armed Conflict. The United States played an active role in overthrowing democratically-elected leader Jacobo Arbenz which spearheaded targeted aggressions and genocidal policies against the Maya all over Guatemala.plain2020-11-04T10:56:35-08:00Tyler Goldbergerc5a2faadde3ab62833b350dce242f448ba972625
The photographs above were taken during a 2020 trip to Guatemala. They showcase the memory work happening alongside various projects to acknowledge and reconcile the human rights violations of the past. These images help to contextualize the gravity and intensity of the situations in many Latin American countries still grappling with the ramifications of United States involvement in the Cold War in Latin America.
While the primary and secondary source 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 Cold War in Latin America events, including how the United States is either directly or indirectly implicated in these events.