The development and ongoing conflict between the United States and Russia in the 20th century ushered in a new era of foreign policy propaganda tactics and a global battle between economic ideologies that greatly affected U.S relations with Central America. The culmination of infiltration of the F.B.I in the political process of multiple countries in Central America as well as the spread of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist revolutionary ideas among the people of these countries has greatly impacted what has been called America’s “backyard”. Through representation in the press working with communist and fear ideology, propaganda has been an effective tool to justify and contort the actions of an imperialist nation. From the Cuban Revolution,
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Revolutionary leaders Fidel Castro and Che Guevara had successfully overthrow a corrupt state lead by Fulgencio Batista. Before this revolution “United States companies owned about 40 percent of the Cuban sugar lands—almost all the cattle ranches—90 percent of the mines and mineral concessions—80 percent of the utilities—practically all the oil industry—and supplied two-thirds of Cuba 's imports.” When the revolution was over, many of these corporations were forced out leading to the creation of public, non-profit organizations in Cuba. America had immediately boycotted trade with Cuba and over the next ten years issued two huge campaigns to overthrow them: Bay of Pigs and Operation Mongoose. The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government and create "a provisional government" that "will restore all properties to the rightful owners." According to Noam Chomsky, Operation Mongoose had a budget of 50 million per year, employing 2,500 people including about 500 Americans, and still remained secret for 14 years, from 1961 to 1975. Since 1960, America has also issued an embargo of trade against Cuba. This action has been overwhelmingly condemned by the U.N every year since 1992, the only countries voting for the continuation of this embargo being America, and Israel. It is still
Revolutionary leaders Fidel Castro and Che Guevara had successfully overthrow a corrupt state lead by Fulgencio Batista. Before this revolution “United States companies owned about 40 percent of the Cuban sugar lands—almost all the cattle ranches—90 percent of the mines and mineral concessions—80 percent of the utilities—practically all the oil industry—and supplied two-thirds of Cuba 's imports.” When the revolution was over, many of these corporations were forced out leading to the creation of public, non-profit organizations in Cuba. America had immediately boycotted trade with Cuba and over the next ten years issued two huge campaigns to overthrow them: Bay of Pigs and Operation Mongoose. The Bay of Pigs was a failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban government and create "a provisional government" that "will restore all properties to the rightful owners." According to Noam Chomsky, Operation Mongoose had a budget of 50 million per year, employing 2,500 people including about 500 Americans, and still remained secret for 14 years, from 1961 to 1975. Since 1960, America has also issued an embargo of trade against Cuba. This action has been overwhelmingly condemned by the U.N every year since 1992, the only countries voting for the continuation of this embargo being America, and Israel. It is still