Unit Activity: A Nation Emerges (1945-1960)
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The table below is filled with potential arguments from the sides of the United States and the Soviet Union
about various events throughout the Cold War. Use what you know about the Cold War and the Dasasila
Bandung to fill in the last column with the perspectives of the Unaligned Movement.
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Greek Civil
War, 1949
US-backed
Guatemalan
Coup, 1955
United States'
Perspective
The anti-communist Greek
Government Army
consisted of freedom
fighters trying to protect
their country from Soviet
influence and deserved
our support.
The US intervention in
Guatemala was necessary
to prevent the growth of
Soviet power in Latin
America. It also helped
protect the freedoms of
Soviet Union's
Perspective
The communist
Democratic Army of
Greece represented what
was left of the Greek
resistance. They were
struggling against the
fascists and Nazi allies in 1
the Greek Government
Army, and they deserved
our support.
The United States
overthrew a democratically
elected government in
Guatemala. The reason
was simply to create more
favorable conditions for
the United Fruit Company.
Unaligned Movement's
Perspective
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