Post World War II population growth boomed in Latin America. The only problem with that was the lack of economic growth to compensate for the rapid increase in population. This left many people out of work with little to no means of providing for families. Limited Education also played a major role in the scenario and led to dependency on Government for many human needs. This led to a more socialist/communist leaning in Latin American policy. This just after a major world war against such governments was setting the stage for conflict in the future.
As the Populist movement set in, Latin American politicians began to play the political two-step for the people. From large speaking engagements in front of thousands to countryside tours …show more content…
In Mexico a similar pattern of events were taking place as well. The government here even nationalized their oil corporations and removed all private corporations from that industry entirely. Over much of Latin America there was land reform and redistribution of almost every kind of resource. After multiple years of this theme the tension began to rise between the Capitalist powers and the Communist ones globally. This played a large role in the Cold War that contrary to popular belief was not simply a standoff between the USSR and the United States but much more complicated and delicate global balance for …show more content…
It suffered from a lack of attention, while Americans loved Latin American goods most gave little thought to their southerly neighbors. This combined with great political pressure to be more like the United States and a lack of monetary aid led to bitterness. Latin American nations were struggling and America’s attention was elsewhere. This allowed the ingress of communism throughout the region. Mostly due to the fact that it appeared that two other major powers had successfully adopted it.
A major stronghold for Marxism was in Cuba. This was mostly due to the obvious problems faced within class conflict. Class conflict would become the main divisive force between Capitalism and Communism. In Cuba and many other Latin American countries Social injustice had become unacceptable and Marxist policy seemed to be the most logical way to handle these issues therefore growing its popularity. Cuba faced many internal issues and embraced communist policy inciting the somewhat heating of the Cold
As the Populist movement set in, Latin American politicians began to play the political two-step for the people. From large speaking engagements in front of thousands to countryside tours …show more content…
In Mexico a similar pattern of events were taking place as well. The government here even nationalized their oil corporations and removed all private corporations from that industry entirely. Over much of Latin America there was land reform and redistribution of almost every kind of resource. After multiple years of this theme the tension began to rise between the Capitalist powers and the Communist ones globally. This played a large role in the Cold War that contrary to popular belief was not simply a standoff between the USSR and the United States but much more complicated and delicate global balance for …show more content…
It suffered from a lack of attention, while Americans loved Latin American goods most gave little thought to their southerly neighbors. This combined with great political pressure to be more like the United States and a lack of monetary aid led to bitterness. Latin American nations were struggling and America’s attention was elsewhere. This allowed the ingress of communism throughout the region. Mostly due to the fact that it appeared that two other major powers had successfully adopted it.
A major stronghold for Marxism was in Cuba. This was mostly due to the obvious problems faced within class conflict. Class conflict would become the main divisive force between Capitalism and Communism. In Cuba and many other Latin American countries Social injustice had become unacceptable and Marxist policy seemed to be the most logical way to handle these issues therefore growing its popularity. Cuba faced many internal issues and embraced communist policy inciting the somewhat heating of the Cold