War in El Salvador; The Policies of President Reagan and the Lessons Learned for Today

In this work, It will first develop a brief history of El Salvador. Next, It will describe the political situation in El Salvador and its relation to American political assistance during the 1980s war against the Marxist rebels. In the third section, It analyzes El Salvador's economy and American economic aid and show how it supported the counterinsurgency. It will then discuss the military situation in El Salvador and American military support in defeating the Marxist rebels. It will offer some concluding remarks showing how the Reagan policy helped to form a successful outcome to the war against the insurgents. Finally, It analyzes the lessons from the war in El Salvador and apply them to today's war on terrorism.