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Use your notes to describe the similarities among major events in Latin American countries during the Cold War.

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Central America: Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua saw the rise of guerrilla conflicts. The United States backed right-wing guerillas in Nicaragua and the army in El Salvador; Getulio Vargas and Augusto Pinochet were dictators, both right-wing dictators, were supported by the United States. Marxism and socialism played a huge influence on Latin American politics. Leaders such as Salvador Allender and Fidel Castro were inspired by communism. In the latter case, he received aid from the Soviet Union. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 mas a major source of conflict between the Eastern and Western bloc.

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