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How America’s fear of communism paved the way for a Chilean dictator.
How America’s fear of communism paved the way for a Chilean dictator.

Fear of communism led the United States to plan the overthrows of many leaders in Latin America. UnTextbooked producer Jessica Chiriboga interviews Alan McPherson on the story of Augusto Pinochet in Chile and about his book, Intimate Ties, Bitter Struggles: the United States and Latin America since 1945.

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