Week of 10/06
Why did the Soviet launch of Sputnik prompt such widespread examination of other gaps” between the US and USSR?
Did the United States pursue the correct policies towards the governments of Arbenz in Guatemala and Mosaddeq in Iran?
Readings:
What Really Happened in Iran
Interpreting the 1954 U.S. Intervention in Guatemala: Realist, Revisionist, and Postrevisionist Perspectives
Summarize the thesis and evidence
Evaluate or assess the effectiveness of the evidence