Government
Plaza de Mayo and the Dirty War
US Relationship and present day Argentina
100

Who was the military dictator in the 1950s

Juan Peron

100
What is the symbol of the Plaza de Mayo

white handkerchief

100

What is one problem Argentina faces today

Political instability or poverty 

200
What is a populist dictator 

authoritarian leader who rises to power by claiming to represent the "pure people" against a corrupt or self-serving elite

200

Who protested after 30,000 people disappeared 

Mothers and Grandmothers of the missing and murdered 

200
What form of government does Argentina have today 

a democracy 

300

Who took over Argentina after Peron

 a military junta (an authoritarian government led by a committee of high-ranking military officers)

300

What was the dirty war

 When Argentina's military dictatorship turned against its own people and 30,000 people disappeared 

300

Who is the largest foreign investor in Argentina  

United States
400

What was one thing that Evita Peron did for the people of Argentina

Helped the poor, increased workers wages, increased number of hospitals, increased schools, increased vaccinations
400

Why is this a human rights violation 

The junta government was kidnapping and mass killing anyone that spoke out against them. 

400

What agreement do Argentina and the US have

free trade

500
Why was Peron disliked at the end of his rule

Separated church and state, authoritarian rule, economic issues

500
What were the people that disappeared called 

Desaparecidos

500

Who is Argentina's president now  

Javier Milei


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