guatemala 1954

major causes

• - On may 23,1997 the cia released hundreds of formely classified documents.
• - The u.s involving the coup in guatemala .

Chronological events

• 1951- 1954 jacobo guzman arbenz served as president of guatemala.
• 1954 june27 cia sponsored rebels over time the election of guatemala gvmt.
• 1954 july 8 carlos cabello armas became president of guatemala .

interest and goals

• camedova by the u.s central intelligence agency.

how the conflict is connected to cold war ?

• as the cold war heated up in the 1950 the u.s inverted in 
• guatemala in 1954 and removed its elected president 
• because he was soft on communism.

the short term {1-5 years} cause &affect .

• 1957 - president carlos castrillo armas was assasinated.
• 1959 - belise and guatemala signed a border treaty .

long term cause & effect...

- 1960 Oct 30th guatemalas " la hora " reported a plan for the invasion on cuba .



-1960 nov 14th

- 1960 nov 14 th president dwight eisen howard ordered the u.s units into the carribean .To start uprisings.

196o the central american common , market was set up by a treaty between el salvador and honduras .