LITERATURE
She was a very famous Chilean poet
Gabriela Mistral
This nation went from economic miracle to economic nightmare
Brasil
Peruvian Marxists
Shining Path
He is the most famous of all Latin-American writers, and he won a Nobel Prize for literature in 1982
Gabriel García Márquez
This nation is perhaps the most affected by cocaine and cartels.
Colombia
2 main things Juan Perón* promised to workers
*who was he?
growth of labor unions
<and>
increased job benefits
*Juan Perón - president/dictator of Argentina
Define magical realism
literature genres; fantastic treated as mundane inside a realist setting
Falklands War: ____ Islands (administered by _____) vs. _________(South American country)
Falkland Islands (administered by Britain) vs. Argentina
______ workers, called ____ in Spanish, supported ________[leader] in ______[country].
Shirtless workers, called descamisados in Spanish, supported Juan Perón in Argentina.
After World War, Latin American artists and ______* were very influenced by international styles.
*the answer is not writers.
architects
[This is the "and" part of the category "Geography And")
Your Exam Essay Question = “Describe the economic and political developments in Latin America after 1945.”
Until the Great Depression, LA (my notes abbreviation for Latin America) always → export-import economies
1930s During / after Great Depression, US doesn’t import as much from LA so LA moves to import-substitution industrialisation (ISI)
1960s Failure of this leads to instability and rule by military regimes
1970s Failure of economies leads LA to borrow money from foreign nations
1980s Failure of LA to pay foreign debt leads to debt crisis;
Ongoing Debt + population growth exacerbated most of the problems in LA.
In 1973, military General _____ _____ overthrew Salvador ______ in _______ (country) with the help of the US CIA.
In 1973, military General Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende in Chile (country) with the help of the US CIA.