The world is changing

1. EU – 1. China takes its place as a major power in the world The post-colonial, Cold War and post-Cold War eras have led to both significant development and significant challenges for the continents of Asia, Africa and South America The world is changing Warm-up - Finish p 12-14 in Packet about Latin American democracy and p 15 about democratization in Africa • Review 12-15 • Complete packet page 16 and 17 –why has China been changing over the last 30 years? In what ways has it changed? Why should we care? • Homework questions? • Activity Prompt: Africa, Asia and Latin America have big differences in their post-colonial eras that illustrate important lessons about the relationship between government, society and economics. • Create an illustrated chart that compares these three regions’ governments, societies and economic

2. Latin America democratizes • Most of South America was colonized by Spain (except Brazil and the 3 Guyanas) • Dictators or authoritarian parties governed most of South America until after WWII • After WWII many countries elected nationalist/socialist parties and leaders • The US, the wealthy and many Catholics helped to lead coups to overthrow these governments out of fear of communism • From the 1970s to the 1990s, many Latin American Countries were governed by dictators

3. Making Democracy work Free elections Free media of communication Majority rule with minority rights protected Participation Culture of compromise Constitutional government with limits and checks and balances Economic stability Rule of law Belief in and protection of individual rights Belief in democracy Practice of contingent consent Development of civil society Practices that are common in democracy Conditions that contribute to democratic progress

4. Steering Brazil toward democracy • What actions have Brazilian leaders taken in the 80s and 90s that helped to stabilize the Brazilian economy? • Foreign investment • Infrastructure improvements (development projects) to help grow the economy • Froze wages • Protected wealth landowners • Cut social programs • Note a democratic practice in Brazil today • Direct elections of local state and national leaders • Direct elections of president

5. Ending one party rule in Mexico 2 crises that threatened democracy in Mexico • 1968 student protests in Mexico City • world oil price decline in the 1980s leading to lower government revenues, declines in government spending and a debt crisis. • 1988 presidential election fraud • 1994 Chiapas rebellion by Zapatista pro-Indian movement Ways that the election of 1997 advanced democracy no more dedazo – president no longer appointed successors and other candidates primary election for PRI candidates opposition parties gained many seats in Chamber of Deputies, weakening power of PRI creation of independent Federal Election Institute

6. Ending repression in Argentina Effects of Military rule on Argentina • weakened welfare state • Poor became militant • No political fairness, rights or freedoms • Economy stagnated • Torture and murder by pro-government groups as part of the “Dirty War” Current democratic practices • free elections • rule of law • functioning independent judiciary

7. Ethnicity and African Countries – notice any issues? Current country borders Current Ethnic group locations

8. Democratic challenges in Africa

9. Democratic challenges in Africa

10. China follows its own path The Cultural Revolution Goals – 1. to Save Mao’s power 2. To return to communist roots of the peasant-based revolution 3. To oppose the modernizing and free-market policies of Deng Xiaoping Outcomes – economic, political and social chaos Loss of a generation of educated people Millions of people sent to “prison” Many people removed from positions of political and economic power

11. China follows its own path Outcomes – US-China relation greatly improved Cultural exchanges with the West Opens china for trade PRC recognized and given UN Security Council seat Tennis Anyone Goals – 1. to end China’s isolation 2. To connect China to the West – the developed world

12. China follows its own path Outcomes – economic growth greater than any other country in the world 300 million people out of poverty China becomes a major world power Big gap growing between rich and poor Huge increase in food and industrial output Western ideas adopted by Chinese The 4 modernizations and Deng’s free market solutions Goals – 1. to improve China’s economy 2. To improve China’s • industry, • military, • technology and • agriculture

13. China follows its own path Tianenmen Square Goals – 1. to promote democracy and end the authoritarian single-party political system Outcomes – economic, political and social chaos Hundred or thousands killed Democracy movement almost destroyed World aware of China’s human rights abuses CCP stays in power and economy continues to flourish

14. China follows its own path Hong Kong Handover Goals – 1. end foreign rule of Chinese territory Outcomes – 1 country two systems 2. China’s access to western capital and capitalism 3. Hong Kong slowly loses political freedom, but China’s citizens slowly accept Western-style freedoms and economic activity

15. Comparison of regions today