Timeline
Sources: 1. Sims, Calvin. “ERA Ending for Chile as Pinochet Plans Exit.” The New York Times. The New York Times, September 28, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/28/world/era-ending-for-chile-as-pinochet-plans-exit.html.
2. “The Military Dictatorship, from 1973.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed December 13, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/place/Chile/The-military-dictatorship-from-1973.
3. “Cold War.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Accessed December 13, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War.
4. “.” Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2022 .” Encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia.com, December 13, 2022. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/movement-revolutionary-left-mir-0.
Discussion Questions
Digital Resources
Discussion Questions
- Based on the reading of all the primary source documents, what were you able to conclude about the whole situation?
- What did you think about the primary sources that were from outside of Chile, what type of view did they have on Chile, and what was their argument?
- Do the U.S. government documents highlight any issues? Do these documents support the idea of the U.S. empire?
- What argument did the Pro Pinochet have? Why did they believe Pinochet was a positive impact?
- How did the Secondary sources add to the understanding of the whole situation?
- If the Cold war did not happen, would the United States have still had involvement in Latin America?
- What other events in Latin America related to the Chile Coup?
- What were the last effects of the 1973 Coup, and how were the people’s lives change?
- What other factors did you believe played a role in Chile before and after the coup?
- What understating did you have before reading the documents? Did your understanding change?
Digital Resources
“Pinochet Files | Richard Nixon Museum and Library,” n.d. https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/finding-aids/pinochet-files.
- Files from the United States government show the U.S. involvement in Chile.
Encyclopedia Britannica. “Chile | History, Map, Flag, Population, & Facts,” December 13, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/place/Chile/The-military-dictatorship-from-1973.
2. This is an encyclopedia that gives an overview of what happened.
Politzer, Patricia, and Diane Wachtell. Fear in Chile: Lives Under Pinochet. Reprint. The New Press, 2001.
3. A book that collects first-hand interviews with the people of Chile that live during the coup.
Francois, David. Chile 1973. The Other 9/11: The Downfall of Salvador Allende (Latin America@War). Helion and Company, 2018.
4. A book by Francois David that gives us a deep look into Chile’s History before and after the coup.
BBC News. “Chile Profile – Timeline,” November 20, 2017. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19356356.
5. A timeline by the BBC that looks shows the events leading tp to the coup.