History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2277 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Grenada
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The idea
In October nineteen eighty-three, after communists with ties to Cuba overthrew Grenada's government, Reagan sent Marines to the Caribbean island, the Yawp records.
In practice
Operation Urgent Fury, which overthrew the leftist government in less than a week.
Where people slip
The anchor says the invasion was meant as a warning to Central America's Marxists.
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