I think @zam_charlie did a round-up of some of the less-than-successful imperial wars in the past week
On the first point - depends how you could Latin America! But yes, I agree USSR was a big game-changer
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Other than Cuban mercenaries in anti-Portuguese wars of 70's, Latin Am. had nothing to do with decolonization.
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The US pushed even harder than the USSR for decolonization to break open markets.
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Lol, Bolivar was the first decolonizer Interested in that take on it (US pushed harder) but skeptical
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political & intellectual history seems to show both decol & civil rights embraced by JFK as realpolitik, only
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Also not compatible with idiocy like backing French plans to reconquer Vietnam, pretty big own-goal
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