HIS 507 - Forging Latin American National Identities in America’s Backyard

This course explores the history of Latin America during the national period (post-independence, 1820s - 1990s) and its conflicted relationship with the United States. The course covers the different phases of U.S. intervention in Latin America over the last two centuries. These take the form of and include: the Monroe Doctrine, direct military and economic intervention, CIA covert operations, the National Security Doctrine, counter-insurgency programs (guerrilla warfare), and support of authoritarian regimes (dictatorships).

Credits: 3