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  1. The Debate Over the Bracero Program

    Date(s): January 1, 1921 to January 19, 1952 Location: Phoenix, Arizona, Aguascalientes, Mexico Tag(s): Bracero Program, Agriculture, Labour, International Relations, President Truman, Migration 

    At the beginning of 1952 the fate of the Bracero program was unclear.[1] While a meeting between American Farm Bureau Federation representatives and the Mexican National Association of Farmers agreed on extending the program, the subsequent meeting between the American and Mexican governments raised doubts with criticism coming from both sides of the border.[2] The Mexican press criticised “the scandalous...

  2. The Platt Amendment

    Date(s): March 1901 Location: Washington City, District Of Columbia Tag(s): International Relations, Cuba, Amendment, Orville H. Platt 

    Drafted during the crucial period following the Spanish-American War, the Platt Amendment passed on March 2, 1901, was an addition to the Army Appropriations Act. Secretary of State Eilhu Root with the cooperation of Connecticut Senator Orville H. Platt drafted the amendment essentially making Cuba a dependent of the United States. This amendment, with the sole purpose being strategy, gave the United...

  3. Ronald Reagan Signals a Change in US Policy Toward Central America

    Date(s): November 16, 1980 Location: District of Columbia, District of Columb, New York, New York Tag(s): Cold War, Ronald Reagan, Containment, International Relations 

    Only days after Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential victory, an article in the New York Times explored how his conservative politics would change the nature of the conflicts in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. Alan Riding wrote “Reagan Impact Felt in Central America” as a broad overview of the actions and reactions that happened in the region due to anticipated changes in United States policy....