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This website provides details about the political relationship between the United States and Chile during and after the Cold War. The growing presence of the Marxist left meant a sharp increase in anti-American sentiment in Chilean public opinion, a sentiment that was fueled by opposition to the United States presence in Vietnam, the United States conflict with Cuba, and increased United States intervention in domestic Chilean politics.

Keep in mind though that the material presented here was sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998.

This website addresses the politics of the South American nation of Chile, and the role played by the United States in Chile in the Cold War.

This paper examines the role of international factors in compelling democracy in Chile in the era of Augusto Pinochet and concludes that international factors had a significantly positive effect on the rebirth of Chilean democracy at the end of the 20th century.

Stanford Journal of International Relations. I would say this has enough academic cred to have validity. We still have to take into account the perspective of the views expressed here, but at least we know there is an institution behind it

This article discusses some of the political issues in Chile during the Cold War.

Additional Links Back to the 1970s Coup d'etat in Chile Chile was known for its stability in Latin America compared to its neighbors until the 1960s. By then the Cold War began to affect the mountainous nation, and Chile became a part of the Alliance for Progress.

This article discusses how Allende became President of Chile, and how the United States tried everything they could to rid him of power.

This article discusses the impact the United States had economically on Chile during the Cold War.

This article discusses the reign of terror in Chile and how The United States put Pinochet in power after they got Allende out of power.