Title: Cold War coups and proxy wars
Headings: Cold War coups and proxy wars
Cold War coups and proxy wars
Contents
An age of foreign interference
Coups and proxy wars
Iran (1953)
Guatemala (1954)
Dominican Republic (1961-65)
Brazil (1964)
Democratic Republic of Congo (1965)
Southern Africa
Chile (1973)
Nicaragua (1979)
Grenada (1983)

Content: Contents
1 An age of foreign interference
2 Coups and proxy wars
3 Iran (1953)
4 Guatemala (1954)
5 Dominican Republic (1961-65)
6 Brazil (1964)
7 Democratic Republic of Congo (1965)
8 Southern Africa
An age of foreign interference
Foreign interference became a hallmark of the past-World War II era, even its first months. Soviet political interference in eastern European nations was a contributing factor to the Cold War and the formation of an Iron Curtain separating Eastern and Western Europe. During the late 1940s, the United States offered support and inducements to shape the political future of smaller nations. These included promises of political recognition and backing, promises of financial aid (such as the Marshall Plan ), bilateral and multilateral treaties, economic and trade agreements, and the provision of military training, weapons and equipment. Some governments and politicians could not be bought, however. Where political leaders were determined to adopt socialist or nationalist policies, the US adopted punitive measures, such as trade embargoes or the suspension of aid. Where this failed, CIA agents were often tasked with bringing about what is today referred to as “regime change”. They did this by identifying enemies of the government or potential coup leaders then providing them with funds, weapons, intelligence and political backing. These American agents were seldom directly involved in coups or assassinations but they certainly contributed to their success. Coups and proxy wars
During the Cold War, the United States and its allies supported Cold War coups, attempted coups or insurgencies in a number of locations.