Latin America's Economy
Problems in Central America
Mexico Pushes to Modernize
Reform in South America
BONUS
(questions)
100
Latin America’s economy depended on two things.
What is agriculture and mining?
100
The United States wanted to prevent this from happening.
What is the spreed of (communism)?
100
The dictator encouraged foreigners to invest in Mexican oil wells.
What is Porfirio Diaz?
100
He set new government-run industries to raise wages, cut working hours, and allowed working unions.
What is Getulio Vagas?
100
Latin American leaders also borrowed heavily from banks in the United States and other countries to encourage...
What is economic growth?
200
Built, ports, roads, and railroads.
What is foreign investors?
200
Nicaragua turned to Cuba and the Soviet Union for a reason.
What is aid?
200
Canada and the United States signed this agreement with Mexico in 1994.
What is NAFTA?
200
Chile's new president of 1970.
What is Salvadon Allende?
200
A (warfare) was used against Cuba's government.
What is (guerrilla) warfare?
300
In Latin America there was one of the most powerful American firms.
What is the United Fruit Company?
300
American forces fought rebel groups, people died, and the civil war severly weakened...
What is economy?
300
This Pres. nationalized the oil well in 1938.
What is Pres. Lazor Cardenas?
300
Chile signed a (agreement) in 2004.
What is Free Trade Agreement?
300
Also called NAFTA.
What is North American Free Trade Agreement?
400
To improve relations, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 announced a (policy) toward Latin America.
What is the Good Neighbor Policy?
400
A place in the Caribbean Republic economy remains poor.
What is Haiti?
400
These factories have given jobs to thousands of Mexican workers.
What is Maquiladoras/factories?
400
Suffered from falling oil prices in the 1990's.
What is Venezuela?
400
1964 the military to power from a foreign place.
What is Brazil?
500
The 1930s brought hardships to Latin America.
What is the Great Depression?
500
Revolution of 1956.
What is (Cuban) Revolution?
500
This political (party) ruled Mexico for 70 years.
What is Revolutionary Party?
500
He use the army to stay in power.
What is Vargas?
500
The place that these situations take place.
What is Latin America?
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