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The History Behind Honduras: Gunboat Diplomacy is Over
More at historybehindthenews.com Dr. Art Pitz explains the history of US intervention in the Caribbean in light of the recent coup in Honduras. He discusses the Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe Doctrine and US actions during the Progressive era when US policy endorsed military intervention in cases of "chronic wrondoing" by nations in our sphere of influence.
Tags: Honduras coup Monroe Doctrine Theodore Roosevelt Caribbean sphere of influence gunboat diplomacy
U.S. Overthrow of the Mossadeq Government of Iran
More at historybehindthenews.com Dr. Art Pitz tells the story of the US and British overthrow of the democratically-elected Mossadeq government of Iran. This has had longlasting effects on US relations with Iran and is an example of the US preference for stability over democracy during the Cold War.
Tags: Iran Mossadeq Reza Pahlavi Nazi Germany Aryan lend lease Tudeh Party Franklin Roosevelt Tehran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi General Schwartzkopf Eisenhower
American Roots of Persian Nationalism and Modern Iran
More at historybehindthenews.com. Dr. Art Pitz discusses positive American relations with Iran during the Kajar dynasty when individual Americans such as Dr. Samuel Martin Jordan and Jane Doolittle had a strong influence on Iranian education, health care, and institutional life. He also covers the Tehran Conference and eventual overthrow of the Mossadeq government.
Tags: Persia Iran Kajar dynasty Pahlavi dynasty Shah dar al-funun land grant colleges Dr. Samuel Martin Jordan Jane Doolittle constitution of Iran Franklin Roosevelt Tehran Conference Mossadeq government
