Frontline · SEASON 3
Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee Years
Episode 11 · 1985-04-09
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
From the Spanish-American War in 1898 until the 1950's, US preeminence in Central America and the Caribbean was never successfully challenged. Part 1 looks at these turbulent years that set the stage for today's crises-from the glory days of building the Panama Canal, through the early US Marine occupation of Nicaragua, to the Cold War crisis in Guatemala in 1954, which resulted in the CIA's first 'covert' war in the region.
Season 3 episodes
1. Vietnam Under Communism1985-01-15
2. Shootout on Imperial Highway (1)1985-01-22
3. Shootout on Imperial Highway (2)1985-01-29
4. The Lifer and the Lady1985-02-05
5. The Child Savers1985-02-12
6. Down for the Count1985-02-19
7. Retreat from Beirut1985-02-26
8. Buying the Bomb1985-03-05
9. A Class Divided1985-03-26
10. Potomac Fever1985-04-02
11. Crisis in Central America 1: Yankee Years1985-04-09
12. Crisis in Central America 2: Castro's Challenge1985-04-10
13. Crisis in Central America 3: Revolution in Nicaragua1985-04-11
14. Crisis in Central America 4: Battle for El Salvador1985-04-12
15. Men Who Molest1985-04-16
16. Catholics in America: Is Nothing Sacred?1985-04-23
17. The American Way of War1985-04-30
18. Memory of the Camps1985-05-07
19. You Are in the Computer1985-05-14
20. What About Mom and Dad?1985-05-21
21. Breaking the Bank1985-05-28
