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significance of the War of the Pacific for Peru
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Peru is indebted to Great Britain after the war and also takes the brunt of the war out of the other two countries (Bolivia and Chile). Peru was devastated by its defeat
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Why did Peru’s one extended period of formal democratic rule come to an end in 1919
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Leguia was elected in 1919 and he eliminated democracy through a coupe and est. an 11 year authoritarian rule
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major reason why APRA had a negative effect on the development of democracy in Peru from the early 1930s through the late 1960s?:
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a fanatical APRA member tried to kill the leader Cerro, and then the military and APRA had horrible relations. Elections were thus rigged against them by the military.
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major achievement and a major failure of institutionalized military rule in Peru, 1968-198
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they nationalized the IPC and created agricultural reform, but also spread bad economic conditions and spread censorship
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what was Shining Path and how did it affect Peruvian democracy 1980-1992
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Shining Path was a Maoist revolutionary movement that caused widespread terror in Peru, especially the highlands, and harmed democracy by creating mistrust and radical violence
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Major reasons for Chile’s ability to establish limited conservative democracy within 20 years of independence:
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the elites had accepted a more conservative approach to governance much earlier than other nations. Because Chile was able to get its elites to agree on the rules of politics earlier than most countries
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major reasons for formal democracy stability in Chile between the 1830s and the 1920s
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between the 1830s and 1920s, there was an elitist agreement of early acceptance of a more conservative approach to governance
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why did Chile’s democracy break down between 1924 and 1932
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Chie lost their major export as a result of dependency on nitrates. The crash of Wall Street also brought down Chile during this time.
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the political parties (with left-center-right ideological orientation) that occupied or shared executive branch political power b/w 1938 and 1973
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the right—Conservative and Liberal parties, the center—Radical and the Christian Democrats (PDC), the left—Communists and Socialists
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major reasons for the military coup in Chile in 1973
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Because Allende promoted a communist government, the U.S. government expressed great support a coup. The country’s economic policies were unstable and the UP party faced a divide. Eventually the dissent from the middle-class led to a coup in 1973.
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