Help on making a thesis for Allende coup

[Hitman47]

Ok guys. I've gone through my head and realized that I don't know where to start a research paper on the Allende coup, when the U.S intervened in the country in 1973.

At first, I wanted to show economic reasons were the motivating force towards the ousting of Allende, but that isn't a thesis. :S


I want a thesis that shows something about the U.S intervention in Chile in some way, and a fact is forbidden. I need a hypothetical statement that has both sides to it.


Help is appreciated. Thank you.

[pandora]

You mean how did US Foreign Policy affect the presidency of Salvador Allende, and what interests ie.) copper, and nationalization of the mines took precedence over national soveignity for Chile?
If you take a "US Foreign Policy" stance and quote FRUS repeatedly it will automatically even out as FRUS is incredibly one sided [FRUS being US Dept of Foreign Relations that Dick Goodwin worked for] Also NYT is a conservative source that is useable.
Will you use any Spanish sources? Do you speak Spanish or have an interpreter. Granma out of Cuba also will have articles for the other side.

[Louis Pio]

I would suggest this as one of the sourches for the assignment.
http://www.marxist.com/Latinam/chile73.html
It both look at the economic and political situation

[timbaly]

http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/chile/doc/covert.html

That page has lots of information on the situation, I got it about a year ago on this site. You might want a better source, since it doesn't seem very official.

[Louis Pio]

Btw I might add the sourche I provided is based on newspapers afrom that time among other things. So It shouldn't be a problem for you to use it I hope. Anyway the sourches should be in the text as far as I remember :)

[Kurai Tsuki]

I think it's depressing that people are asking for information on forums that should be researching on their own, off the internet.