Compare and Contrast US invasion in Guatemala in the 1950s and Grenada in 1980s

In this case, the United States has had a strong wave of promoting its dominance and fight against some many issues in the community that affects the well being of the people in the world today. In this case, the history of the United States cannit be completed without adequately mentioning some of the wars that the country had taken part in since its independence centuries ago. The United States has fought some of the major wars including the first world war, the second war and the invasions of Irag and other countries in the Middle East in the war against terror. This study aims to analyze the US invasion in Guatemala and Grenada. Factors that Contributed to the Guatemala Invasion The US invasion in Guatemala has been noted as one of the darkest histories in the American wars.

Therefore, the first development initiative that the United States developed ways to counter the spread of communist ideas in the world. The United States wanted to have many allies so that in case of war, these countries could help the United States to win the war. It was one of the strategies that the United States wanted to use to help win the cold war that was threatening to threaten world peace. It is also worth noting that the United States did not directly involve herself in the Guatemala war (Miller 27). Nevertheless, the United States use the CIA who were stationed in the country. This prompted the American to act. Therefore, after the assassination of Bishop, the United States issued a press statement blaming Fedel Castro for the same. Therefore, on 25th October 1980, the United States invaded the island of Grenada, and in three days only, the United States Army had taken over the whole country (Beck 34).

Similarities Between Guatemala War and Grenada war The Guatemala war of the 1950s was one of its kind that the United States greatly contributed to its development and its institutionalization. The Guatemala war and the Grenada war portrayed some significant similarities in how the United States exercised its power and authority in such countries. This was also the same case in Grenada. Grenada was bordering communist Cuba, and hence the United States wanted a strategic place to deal with communism that was taking shape in Cuba under Fidel Castro. Its attack on Grenada although the death of Bishop informed it, the United States wanted to have a dominant way that they could deal with any resurgence in Cuba from the communists that had installed some deadly weaponry in Cuba (Bisher 107). • In Guatemala, the United States wanted to protect the interests of the Americans who were trading in the region.

This was also the same case with the Grenada war. The United States was also in the country with its army, navy and the elite navy seals. It was one of the most successful wars that the United States participated in which only took three days (Tiwathie 59). The Guatemala war depicted the rot in the American army systems. It depicted the Americans as the people who were only vconcerned with enriching themselves without considering the rights of other people. The United States during this time were accused of undertaking various war crimes which include extrajudicial killings, drug business and arms trade which went againts the American foreign policy system. The Grenada War: Anatomy of Low Intensity Conflict. Lancer International Books, 1987 Raines, Edgar. The Rucksack War: US Army Operational Logistics in Grenada.

St. John Press, 2016 Bisher, Jamie.