Society | 20th Century | Latin America and the World | Mexico and Central America | More turmoil |
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What is poverty?
Inequality along with a rigid class structure, a swiftly growing population and urbanization that led to unrest in Latin America.
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What is OAS (Organization of American States)?
In 1948 the organization was created to unify the countries of Latin America, but the United States of America managed to join.
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What is Venezuela?
Latin America country joined with Arab nations to set oil prices.
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What is economic boom?
New oil prices and rising energy prices affected Mexico in the 1970's.
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Who is Aristede?
The United States worked to reinstate him in order to bring democracy back to Haiti.
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What is Catholic Nuns and Priests?
2 groups that started a movement in Latin American territories toward correcting social injustice.
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What is before World War II?
When the United States and Cuba became friendly.
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What is coffee prices?
In order to control this, Brazil joined with African nations.
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What are foreign industries?
This provided more jobs to Mexican citizens in the 1980's.
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What is Haiti?
The poorest nation in Latin America.
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What is urbanization?
In the 1900's, Africa broke up families and weakened cultural traditions.
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What is Fidel Castro?
In 1959, he led a revolt in Cuba against a dictator supported by the United States.
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What is drug trade and destruction of the rain forests?
In order to control this, the nations in America joined forces.
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What are cruelty, poverty, and corrupt government?
3 conditions that sparked civil wars in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
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What is Brazil?
Inflation has fed them by higher oil prices causing staggering debt.
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What is the United States?
A country's influence that Latin America tried to limit in order to exercise greater independence.
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What is the Soviet Union?
Fidel Castro formed ties with them after the break with the United States.
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What is civil wars?
During the postwar era this battered several Central Americans, while Mexico had little turmoil.
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What is a historical event in Haiti in 1990?
Free elections were held here.
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What is the Amazon region?
Despite environmental concerns economic development of the region continued.
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What is banning foreign-owned businesses?
Juan Peron's platform that appealed to the nationalists in Argentina.
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What is nuclear missiles placed in Cuban bases by the Soviets?
An event that sparked Cold War tensions between the United States and Cuba.
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What is the second largest economy in Latin America?
After WWII Mexico work to cut foreign influence.
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Who is the first "free" elected president of Haiti?
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a priest.
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What is Argentina?
In 1946 the nation that elected Juan Peron as president.
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