🎵 Play the beat of "Despacito" in the background for maximum fun while reading! 😜

The Cold War vibes weren’t limited to just the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. – Latin America was caught up in this frosty tango too!

🌎 Real-World Example: Imagine two big kids (U.S. & U.S.S.R.) fighting over toys in a playground. The smaller kids around (like Latin America) end up getting involved too, even if they didn't want to.

U.S. thought Latin America should prosper, not from state-sponsored plans like Europe's Marshall Plan, but from private investments.

• 💔 Outcome: Massive disappointment! Especially among intellectuals and artists. Latin American creators started churning out anti-U.S. content.

• Born: 1904. Role: Poet, diplomat, and politician.
• 1945: Got a senatorial seat for Chile's Communist Party (PCCh).
• 1947: Uh-oh, his party was banned. Neruda? Evicted from the Senate.
• The Great Escape: He stayed incognito in Chile until 1949, then bounced out of the country.
• His masterpiece, "Canto General" (1950) - got some major anti-U.S. vibes.
• Neruda's criticism: Mainly against big corporates, like the United Fruit Company messing with Latin American politics.
• Cherry on top: Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971 🏆

📖 Real-World Example: Imagine if your favorite musician (like Billie Eilish or BTS) wrote songs criticizing huge companies. Neruda did the poetic version of that!