UNRAVELING THE REVOLUTION: DISTANCING TRUMAN’S COLD WAR NARRATIVE FROM GUATEMALA’S TEN YEARS OF SPRING

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Material Information

Title:

UNRAVELING THE REVOLUTION: DISTANCING TRUMAN’S COLD WAR NARRATIVE FROM GUATEMALA’S TEN YEARS OF SPRING

Physical Description:

Book

Language:

English

Creator:

Scrivener, David

Publisher:

New College of Florida

Place of Publication:

Sarasota, Fla.

Publication Date:

2014

Thesis/Dissertation Information

Degree:

Bachelor's ( B.A.)

Degree Grantor:

New College of Florida

Degree Divisions:

Social Sciences

Area of Concentration:

Social Sciences

Faculty Sponsor:

Goff, Brendan

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bibliography   ( marcgt )
theses   ( marcgt )
government publication (state, provincial, territorial, dependent)   ( marcgt )
born-digital   ( sobekcm )
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation

Notes

Abstract:

This thesis examines the presidency of Juan José Arévalo (1945-1951) during the first half of the Guatemalan Revolution (1944-1954). By highlighting the significance of Arévalo’s presidency to Guatemalan history, this thesis demonstrates how Truman’s perception of communism in the Guatemalan Revolution was not just the result of early Cold War anxieties, but part of a long list of U.S. intervention in Latin America that the Cold War radicalized. The first chapter places Truman’s Cold War policy of “containment” in the historical context of U.S. policy toward Latin America. The second chapter explores the socioeconomic conditions in Guatemala that led up to Arévalo’s election and the Guatemalan Revolution. The third chapter presents the Guatemalan Revolution as a response to the conditions explored in Chapter 2 and provides an explanation for Truman’s misinterpretation of the Revolution.

Statement of Responsibility:

by David Scrivener

Thesis:

Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2014

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RESTRICTED TO NCF STUDENTS, STAFF, FACULTY, AND ON-CAMPUS USE

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Faculty Sponsor: Goff, Brendan

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New College of Florida

Holding Location:

New College of Florida

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S.T. 2014 S4

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AA00024806:00001