First Advisor

Joshua Eastin

Date of Award

5-21-2020

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and University Honors

Department

Political Science

Language

English

Subjects

Guatemala -- Foreign relations -- United States, United States -- Foreign relations – Guatemala, Guatemala -- History – Revolution (1954), Human trafficking -- Guatemala, Drug traffic – Guatemala, United Fruit Company. Guatemala Division

DOI

10.15760/honors.861

Abstract

Guatemala today faces a national femicide, exceedingly high rates of human trafficking and drug trafficking, as well an increase in migration to the U.S. This paper attempts to understand the current situation in Guatemala through a historical analysis of Guatemala’s tumultuous relationship with the U.S. Specifically, it looks at the role of the 1954 CIA backed coup and the United Fruit Company as key causal factors in fostering the Guatemalan Civil War and the implications of that war for ongoing crime and instability in Guatemala today.

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Comments

An undergraduate honors thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in University Honors and International Studies and Political Science.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33035

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