The Similarities Between Argentina And Chile's Dirty War

Both Chile and Argentina had oppressive dictatorships in the latter part of the 20th century. They were helped by the US government. There are many similarities and differences between the two. In the international scope of things Chile’s dirty war seems to be more well-known to Americans than Argentina’s dirty war. The term “dirty war” refers to the actions by the military Juntas against the citizens of the state during the 20th part of the century. The US is foreign-policy is called containment, the US wanted to contain the spread of communism throughout the world. Communism which was also referred to as the Iron Curtain. While the US was suffering heavy losses in Southeast Asia in the 1970’s, the CIA but was much more effective in Latin

The cooperation was called operation Condor. It was called operation Condor because the meeting took place in Chile and Chile’s national bird is the Condor.( Osorio, C. (2015, May 6). ) Many countries took part in operation Condor they include Chile, Argentina Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia. The US considered Latin America to be its own backyard. Which was one of the reasons it was very involved in Latin American affairs and the 20th century. After Cuba’s turned communist the US changed it efforts to prevent the spread of communism in Latin America. During the Cuban missile crisis the US felt very vulnerable. The US had nuclear missiles miles off the coast of Florida. This event caused the US to take much more bold actions in Latin America. During the Cuban missile crisis the US showed restraint in executing its foreign policy in other countries. After the period of the Cuban missile crisis though the US was much bolder especially when overthrowing governments that did not meet their strategic interests. Not only did the US have strategic interests in Latin America, so did American companies. This was the reason for heavy involvement in Latin America by the

President Isabel Martinez was ousted by the military in 1976. Along this time the US, supported the anti-leftist operations taking place in Argentina and other countries. The dirty war lasted in Argentina from 1976 to 1985(O'Leary, Elizabeth. (2007). ). This was how Latin America was affected during the Cold War. Those that were captured by the military junta were usually students and colleges. Argentina cooperated with other Latin American countries to capture and get rid of pro-leftist citizens. Many of those were captured were taken to rooms where they were interrogated and many times executed. The people who were captured by the militaries were often referred to as "disappeared" persons. This was because many times there was little to no trace of those people who were captured by the military. Even if there was witnesses in the scene many feared for their lives in case they spoke out against the military