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58 Cards in this Set
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What "world" is Latin America
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Third World
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Where was the PRI?
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Mexico
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What occupation did Pinochet most famously hold?
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dictator
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What is General Augusto Pinochet's nationality?
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Chilean
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When was Pinochet arrested?
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1998
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What is Getulio Vargas' nationality?
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Brazilian
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When did Vargas assume office?
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1950
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When was Peron removed?
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1955
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Where was Peron?
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Argentina
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How was Peron removed from office?
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A military coup
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What were Zapatistas?
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an armed guerrilla movement
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When did the control of the PRI begin and end?
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1940s - 2000
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Which party succeeded the PRI?
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The conservative PAN party
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Who was elected president of Mexico in 2000?
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Vincente Fox?
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What are Guatemala's main exports?
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Bananas. Coffee.
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When was Juan Jose Arevaleo elected?
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1944
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Who supporte Arevaleo?
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middle class and laborers
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Where was Arevaleo president?
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Guatemala
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"Spiritual socialism"
who/what/when/where |
Who: Arevaleo
What: land reform + workers' rights When: late 1940s Where: Guatemala |
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What opposed Arevaleo?
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the United Fruit Company
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Who succeeded Arevaleo?
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Colonel Jacobo Arbenz
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Fulgencio Batista:
what/when/where |
What: ruler
When: 1934-1944, 1952-1958 Where: Cuba |
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What was Fidel Castro prior to 1953?
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a leftist lawyer and critic of Batista
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What did Castro lead in 1958?
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The "26th of July Movement"
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What are barbudos?
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bearded rebels working against Batista's army
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What is Ernesto "Che" Guevara's nationality?
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Argentine
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When did Che Guevara die?
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1967
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When did Cuba break relations with the US?
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1961
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What did libertarian theology combine?
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Catholic theology and socialist principles
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What religion are Latin Americans, in general?
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Roman Catholic
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When did Paraguay's dictatorship fall?
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1988
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What spurred the 1964 military coup in Brazil?
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The president announced social reforms
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When was the military coup in Argentina?
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1966
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What caused the military coup in Argentina?
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tensions between Peronists and the middle class
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When was the military coup in Chile?
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1973
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What two main reasons spurred the military coup in Chile?
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economic difficulties
political polarization |
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Where was Salvador Allende president?
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Chile
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What did Allende sponsor?
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socialist reforms
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When was the military coup in Uruguay?
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1973
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When was the military coup in Peru?
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1968
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When did Argentina have free elections?
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1983
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How did Brazil's economy change after the military coup?
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There was some improvement
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When was Brazil's president elected?
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1989
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Sendero Luminoso:
what/when/where/translates |
What: guerrilla movement
When: 1990 Where: Peru Translates: Shining Path |
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When did the military hold break in El Salvador?
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1992
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Where was the Sandinista party?
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Nicaragua
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When and Why was the Sandinista party voted out?
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When: 1990
Why: US threatened an embargo |
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When did Guatemala regain a civilian government
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1996
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Where was Manuel Noriega?
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Panama
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When and Where was Lula elected president?
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2002, Brazil
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What is Lula's background?
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leftist, working class
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Augusto Sandino:
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What: resistance leader
When: 1934 Where: Nicaragua |
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Alliance for Progress:
When/What/How much/Why did it fail? |
When: 1961
What: economic stimulus provided by the US How much: $10 billion Why: It was seen as only benefiting elites |
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What is a slang term for Latin American countries?
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banana republics
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What did Victoria Ocampo edit?
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Sur, a literary magazine
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What are favelas?
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shantytowns masde in cities to accomodate the migrants
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Good Neighbor Policy:
who/what/when |
Who: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
What: promise to deal more fairly with Latin America When: 1933 |
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Why did the Good Neighbor Policy crumble?
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It was made before World War II.
After WWII, the US wanted to stop the spread of communism, which was looking hungrily at Latin America |
