Homework+030809

1)Compare CIA intervention in Guatemala and Iran to Eisenhower's handling of the Suez Crisis? Did the US act justly and according to its values? What were the motivations in each case? Which one do you think was handled better and why?

CIA’s intervention in Guatemala and Iran grew anti-American feelings. In Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz Guzman was elected as a president democratically. However, it seemed he felt sympathetic toward communist that CIA bombed the capital city and planted new pro-US government, reversing Arbenz’s program to reform. US intervention boosted anti-America feeling in Latin America. In Iran, US military worked together with Iranian leader and arrested Mosaddeq, a communist and replaced with Pro-American. However, this intervention in Iran program provoked bitter feeling of America in Iran.

In intervention in Guatemala and Iran, US acted to stop spread of communist, against their values. Their value was to pick own government, but US planted pro-America government in those two countries. US motivate was to stop any possibility of spreading communist in other countries. Handing the Suez Crisis was act according to its values. Egypt grew more friendly relationship between Soviet, giving higher chance for it to convert into communist. US motivation was to stop any possibility of another big war. Handling Suez Canal was much better. US’s main vale was to stop spreading communist. However, Guatemala and Iran grew anti-America feeling, even though US goal was achieved. Even though Soviet and Egypt has made friendly relationship, US avoided larger conflict, a war, and Egypt did not changed to communist anyways.

2) What was the significance of the Gary Powers incident on page 850? Gray Power incident was a incident where pilot Francis Gary Power was caught while spying on Soviet Union. This was significant that it worsened relationship between US and USSR. And Cold war came to abrupt end.