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25 Cards in this Set
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This was the planned interior city which became the capitol of Brazil in 1960
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Brasillia
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This man led Argentina from 1946-1955 and again from 1973-1976
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Juan Peron
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This organization of American states was founded in 1948
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Latin America democracy
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These are major mexican manufacturing and assembly plants near the U.S. border
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Maquiladoras
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This was the site of an attempted 1961 invasion of Cuba by U.S.-backed forces
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Bay of Pigs
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This is a major south American free trade agreement
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mercouser
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This is a general name for large commerical farms owned by major coorperations
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Agribusiness
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This man ws an El Salvadorian cathloic archbishop who spoke out against opression
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Oscar Romero
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This man was a U.S. backed Chilean military dictator from 1973-1990
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General August Pinochet
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This is the concept of replacing foreign goods with ones made domestically
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Import Substitution
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In Argentina young men taken from their homes and became known as the desaparecidos which meant what?
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They Dissapeared
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This man led the fight for racial equality and mulit racial elections in South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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This man was the Nicoraguan leader of the Sandinista faction during the 1980's
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Daniel Ortega
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Tanzania's expierment with socialism was best summed in this word meaning mutual agreement
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Ujamma
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He was chilean socialist leader elected in 1970 but overthrown in 1973
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Salvatore Allende
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This was the name given to Argentina's secret campaign of terror against it's citizens
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Dirty War
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THis is the name given to the Mexican peaseant cooperative farms
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ejido's
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This cuban leader from 1959 present led that nations communist revolution.
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Fidel Castro
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This Haitian leader was knowk as Papa doc and led haiti from 1957-1971
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Dr. Francois Duvallier
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This man served as the leader of cuba from 1933-1959 but was over thrown by communists
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Fulgunico Batista
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This nations leader was lelected in 1990 and restored power in 1994 thanks to American Military
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Jean-Bertrand-Aristide
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Juon Peron's first wife, whe was born into poverty and gained fame as an actress
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Eva Peron
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It is considered to be the largest city in the world with over 30 million people living there
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Mexico City
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It's the largest nation in the western hemisphere that does not speak english
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Brazil
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This was a 1960's program of aid to latin america fromt the U.S
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Alliance for Progress
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