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Latin America

Latin America . Economic and Political Developments Latin American Countries leaned on the Major Powers after the War Economic Failures ensued- 1960’s- Chile, Brazil, and Argentina- Regimes Export Countries- Multinational Corporations

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Latin America

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  1. Latin America

  2. Economic and Political Developments • Latin American Countries leaned on the Major Powers after the War • Economic Failures ensued- 1960’s- Chile, Brazil, and Argentina- Regimes • Export Countries- Multinational Corporations • 1970-1982- Debt increase- 27 Billion to 315 Billion • 1980-1990- Move towards democracy • Latin America Society • Population- 1950- 165 Million- 1980 400 Million more then 50 cities of a population of 1 million • Job market was hurt- Bolivia, Peru and Columbia • The USA and the Organization of American States- OAS • Culture • Magic Realism • One Hundred Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez- 1982 Nobel prize • Brasilia- Brazil architecture

  3. Mexico • Mexican Revolution at the turn- Institutional revolutionary party- PRI- 6 year president • 60’-70’s- student protest- Killed hundreds of students • Oil in the 1970’s- only lasted for a minute- Privatization in the 80’s • Vicente Fox- Defeated the PRI candidate in 2000 • Cuba • Fidel Castro- fought against Fulgentro Batista- Jan 3rd 1959 seized Havana • 1960- US put an embargo on Cuba • Realized his fault with the Russians but declared himself a Marxist • Ernesto Che’ Guevara- Argentinean- led this war in Bolivia • Was killed 1967 • Had to rely on the USSR’s bloc until 1989- no illiteracy economy was good

  4. Central America • El Salvador- Military controlled elite class- 70’s80’s- civil war middle class • USA backed the Govt. with weapons- 1990’s 75,000 people died 1992- truce • Nicaragua- Somoza family control- Sandinista National Liberation Front • Contras- Agreed • Panama- 1903-broke from Columbia • Allowed USA to build panama canal- 1999 • Manual Noriega- Drug Trade- Bush Senior • Argentina- Oligarchy • Juan Peron- Overthrew-1943- increased benefits • Elected President 1946- Authoritarian Regime • 1955- Military overthrew- 1976- Killed 36,000 people • Invaded Falkland Islands- 1982- Fought Great Britain • 1983- Raul Alfonso- 1989- Carlos Saul Menem- elected president

  5. Brazil • 1964- Military Government • Rapid inflation of over 100% per year • 1985- Back to Democracy- LuizInacio Lula De Silvia- 2002 • Chili • 1970- Salvador Allendale- Marxist- Copper Industries hurt • 1973- Augusto Pinochet- Military force • Killed thousands seized control of the copper industry- 1989 democratic election • Peru • 1968- Military takeover- Controlled food- 1975- returned rule • Shining Path- Communist group- 1990- Alberto Fujimori- Suspended Constitution • 2001- Alejandro Toledo first democratic president • Brazil • 1960’s- Any guess- 200,000 killed- Drug Lords gained control • Tried Arial Eradication- 2003 USA intervened- No success

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