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Discussion Questions
Digital Resources
Discussion Questions
- What were some possible external factors in the United States’ growing fear of communism in Chile in the 1960s?
- What changed about US government opinion on covert operations in Chile between 1958 and 1970?
- How does this conflict reflect the general state of the Cold War during this time period?
- How the Wall Street Journal and Time Magazine articles compare to each other?
- What similarities are there between government documents? Differences?
- What do the speeches and news articles indicate about the public state of relations?
- How do the foreign policy decisions throughout this period reflect the ideals of the sitting presidents, namely JFK and Richard Nixon?
- What are the defining themes of the 1970 election?
- How does the Alliance for Progress compare with modern foreign policy?
- How does covert involvement in Chile compare to elsewhere in Latin America? Globally?
Digital Resources
Kornbluh, Peter. “‘Allende Wins’ | National Security Archive.” September 4, 2020. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2020-09-04/allende-wins
An article posted by the National Security Archive on the 50th anniversary of the 1970 election summarizing the event and providing a pairing of primary source documents to look at.
Kornbluh, Peter and Bock, Savannah. “Allende and Chile: ‘Bring Him Down’ | National Security Archive.” November 6, 2020. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2020-11-06/allende-inauguration-50th-anniversary
An article posted by the National Security Archive on the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of Salvador Allende detailing Nixon and Kissinger’s establishment of destabilization policy directly following it as well as providing key primary sources.
“Milestones: 1969–1976: The Allende Years and the Pinochet Coup, 1969–1973 – Office of the Historian.” https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/allende
Part of a now-retired series by the Office of the Historian, these pages still provide useful reference information.
“Milestones: 1961–1968: Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps, 1961–1969 – Office of the Historian.” https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/alliance-for-progress
Part of a now-retired series by the Office of the Historian, these pages still provide useful reference information, in this case about the Alliance for Progress.
“Chile 1964: CIA Covert Support in Frei Election Detailed.” September 25, 2004. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/news/20040925/index.htm
An article posted by the National Security Archive in 2004 that details CIA involvement in the 1964 election as well as Frei’s knowledge of said involvement.
