 Take out your Machuca essay and get ready to discuss it with the class!

 Do Now: Machuca Essay Discussion  Notes (5)  Position Point of Views

 With a partner, discuss how you wrote about the progression of the coup  Then address/discuss how does this movie help with our understanding of the Cold War in the Americas  After reading your essay, your partner should underline two sentences that stood out to them and then initial their name on the bottom

 Salvador Allende, Unidad Popular, a coalition of the Socialist Party and the Communist Party.  The US knew that Allende’s victory would give Cuba an ally, thus changing the balance of power in the Americas  Allende won with 36% of the vote in a democratic election  A military plot to overthrow Allende was abandoned when the army commander-in- chief was killed when being abducted by the CIA and right wing groups

 A short economic boom was followed by major financial problems  New investments and foreign exchange grew scarce and there were many shortages  President Nixon damaged the Chilean economy by blocking loans and other financial aid from multilateral organizations

 Led by General Augusto Pinochet the Chilean Air Force bombed the presidential palace and Salvador Allende killed himself as the military stormed the palace  Many Chileans thought the coup would lead to civil war, but instead there was a long period of brutal military dictatorship

 Congress was dismissed and closed  A “state of siege” was declared by the military so the press was censored, all political parties were prohibited, elections were suspended and a 9 pm curfew was mandated  As a result of Pinochet’s National Security Doctrine, the judiciary, public offices and universities were purged of leftist supporters and replaced by the military

 Thousands of perceived enemies of the state were imprisoned and thousands more were murdered  The Chilean National Stadium was used as a prison camp and torture center  20,000 Chileans went in to exile and many people lived in fear of being raped, murdered or tortured  Though some saw him as a positive force for Chile

 Allende’s ambassador to the United States who was an economist and political figure  As a refugee from Pinochet’s dictatorship, he accepted several academic position in Washington DC after fleeing Chile  He was assassinated by Pinochet’s agents in 1976 after his car was bombed

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 Working by yourself or with one partner you will be acting as a a supporter of the Pinochet regime or human rights activist against him and will answer the following depending on your choice: 1)Why is the regime legitimate or illegitimate? 2)How has the junta as a government helped or hindered Chile? 3)What specific positive things has Pinochet done for the country or what specific harm has he caused? (YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE ONE PAGE)