Latin America Primary Source Analysis

In this section, Meade explains the effect World War II had on Latin America as well as the rise and fall of dictators in Latin America; the Latin American economy flourished during the due to the fact Latin America imported essential raw materials to the US which led to the rise in the middle class and better living standards for the people. The primary source is an speech by John Drier, a US representative to the Organization of American States; in the speech he denounces communism and that Latin America would be better off not following Guatemala where communist ideas are taking hold.
When learning about WW2 in school I often wondered why Latin America didn’t really come up. After reading the secondary source I got a better understanding