anyone an expert on the Guatemalan Revolution of 1954??

Question

so im stuck writing a 20 page paper on the 1954 coup of guatemala...i have many sources and what not but i am really sick of reseaching this..ive been at it since august..i just cant concentrate on it..my ? is if anyone has a brief summary of what exactly happened the day Arbenz was overthrown..im not lookin to plagerize im just lookin for an easier understanding of what happened..all the sources i have , have SO much detail i feel sick of reading..any help would be nice or some links or whatever u can offer..thanks!!

to be ore clear im wondering how the coup began? how was arbenz removed? im talkin about the actual day it began..i wrote about everythig that lead up to it

Answer 1

The CIA of the US dropped leaflets all over Guatemala from planes urging Arbenz to resign.
Arbenz finally received an ultimatum from certain army officers:
Resign or they would come to an agreement with the invaders. The CIA and Ambassador Peurifoy had been offering payments to officers to defect, and one army commander reportedly accepted $60,000 to surrender his troops. With his back to the wall, Arbenz made an attempt to arm civilian supporters to fight for the government, but army officers blocked the disbursement of weapons. The Guatemalan president knew that the end was near.
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Castillo Armas celebrated the liberation of Guatemala in various ways. In July alone, thousands were arrested on suspicion of communist activity. Many were tortured or killed. In August a law was passed and a committee set up which could declare anyone a communist. with no right of appeal. Those so declared could be arbitrarily arrested for up to six months, could not own a radio or hold public office. Within four months the committee had registered 72,000 names. A committee official said it was aiming for 200,000.

Answer 2

Check out the book Bitter Fruit.. there is a more detailed section on just that.

Answer 3

Unless you wish to plagiarize you really need to write this yourself......see this for getting started

http://www.newspoetry.com/1999/991226.html

please remember this is a very important event....Relations with Cuba and Venezuela are today's results of this event....