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| What does the OAS stand for? |
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| Organization of American States |
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| Most Latin American economies in the 1950s-1970s were based on this |
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| This was the new literary style in Latin America in the 1980s |
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| In what year did Castro take over Cuba? |
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| What country was Che Guevara from? |
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| what country did the U.S help to revolt against Colombia in order to be able to build a canal there? |
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| In what country did the U.S support the Contras? |
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As a result of the Great Depression, Latin American countries wanted to industrialize primarily
a-so they could show their independence
b-to pay off their foreign debts
c-because they could not sell their raw materials abroad
d-because they could not afford imported manufactured goods |
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The Descamisados, who supported Juan Peron in Argentina, were
a-urban workers
b-fascist gangs
c-Marxists
d-peasants |
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| While most Latin American countries only recently have seen the rise of democracy, _____________ has long had a democratic political system. |
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| Name all 7 Central American countries |
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Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Honduras
El Salvador
Panama
Belize
Guatemala |
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| controlled Cuba from 1934-1950s |
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| a group opposed to the sandinsta's policies |
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| farm organizations owned and operated for peasants benefit |
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| off Argentina; invaded by Peron |
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| Led a movement to overthrow Cuban gov't |
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| wrote "100 Years of Solitude" showing magic realism |
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| devised a new gov't strategy in Argentina |
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| brings together realistic events with dreamlike or fantastic backgrounds |
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| took control of Panama in 1983 |
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| designed major buildings in Brasilia |
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| sale of government owned companies to private farms |
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| radical communist gurrilla group |
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| President of Mexico in 2000 |
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| In the 1960s Latin American countries were dependent upon... |
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| Who fled to Mexico in 1954, built a revolutionary army, and seized control of Cuba in 1959? |
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| What was responsible for repression and abolishment of political parties in Chile, Brazil, and Argentina? |
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| The presence of _____________ caused Latin countries to be more dependent upon industrial nations |
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| multinational corporations |
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| The movement towards ______________ was the most noticeable trend of the 1980's and early 1990s in Latin America. |
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| The rapid rise in ___________ led to the creation of Shantytowns in many Latin American cities. |
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| Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia were large producers of.... |
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| The ________ wanted to end the military action by one state in the affairs of any other state. |
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| The major reasons for U.S involvement in Latin American countries was.... |
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| fear of spreading communism |
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| Colombian author who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1982 |
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| During the late 1970s, Mexico was dependent upon.... |
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| When the world oil prices dropped in the 1980s, the Mexican gov't was forced into |
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| In October 1960, the U.S declared ______________ on Cuba |
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| The popular leftist political icon who allied with Castro, murdered hundreds in the name of communism, and was eventually killed in Bolivia in 1967. |
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| Major exports of Central America. |
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| The Central American country that was plagued by Civil war throughout the 1970s and 80s and finally ended in 1992 |
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| The group who opposed the Sandinistas in Nicaragua during the 1980s |
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| the U.S was allowed to build the Panama Canal after helping Panama break away from ____________ rule in 1903. |
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| Juan Peron of Argentina sought to win the support of the workers, called ___________, meaning "shirtless ones" |
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| Juan Peron created fascist gangs that were similar to.... |
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| Which European country took the Falkland Islands back from Argentina? |
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| Which South American country experienced its own "economic miracle" due to changes to a free-market? |
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| Chile's most brutal dictator |
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| Why was Pinochet the most brutal dictator of Chile? |
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| Thousands were imprisoned and tortured; political parties were outlawed |
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| In Peru, Alvarado seized priave land and set up ____________ which are farm organizations for the peasants |
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| Radical Communist Guerilla group based in Peru that killed priests, mayors, missionaries, and peasants |
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| What is the main cash crop of Colombia? |
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