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Overthrow

Published on Mar 05, 2018

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Overthrow

By Stephen Kinzer
Photo by New America

Why strike a weaker nation?

  • Impose an ideology
  • Increase its power
  • Gain control of valuable resources

Tactics

  • Diplomacy
  • Offering rewards to those supporting US
  • Threaten to retaliate against those that refuse
  • Quietly support coups organized by others
  • Wipe away old ruling orders and impose new ones

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Taft

US President Acting on His Own To Dispose of Foreign Leader
Photo by born1945

Post WWII

Less overt due to Communist threat

Role of Multinational Companies

US Overthrows

  • Imperial Phase
  • Clandestine Overthrows
  • Threat gone; return to imperial roots

What is the lasting effect?

Are we safer as a result of these actions?
Photo by srippon

Hawaii

What would you have done?

If you were Harrison or Cleveland?
Photo by Zach Dischner