Argentinean "power couple" who sided with the workers and 'descamisados'
Who are Juan and Eva Perón
100
US foreign policy regarding Latin American countries in the early 19th century stating that efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention
What is the Monroe Doctrine
100
What the term "guerrilla" stands for.
What is little war
100
European nation that supported Cuba once US declared an embargo
What is the Soviet Union
100
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are both famous nationalistic artists from this country
What is Mexico
200
This Colombian populist never reached presidency but was well-known for speaking on behalf of the poor and lower classes, defending the Banana workers before his assassination.
Who is Jorge Gaitán
200
An addition to the Monroe Doctrine created by Teddy Roosevelt which basically "allowed" the US to intervene whenever it saw fit such as in the Spanish American War.
What is The Roosevelt Corollary
200
Name of the movement created by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to overthrow the Batista government
What is the 26th of July Movement
200
US President intent on assassinating Fidel Castro who coincidentally was assassinated in 1963
Who is John F. Kennedy
200
Home of the infamous Banana Massacre
What is Colombia
300
Quiet Mexican leader of mestizo background known for redistributing land and expropriating the oil companies.
Who is Lázaro Cárdenas
300
First located in Panama and then moved to the state of Georgia, this training center still operates today and has graduated many Latin American soldiers.
What is the School of the Americas
300
Name of groups formed to aid Latin American militaries in fighting guerrillas
What is paramilitary
300
Name of Guatemalan leader forced out of power with the aid of the CIA
What is Jacobo Arbenz
300
Country where Che Guevara was captured and killed
What is Bolivia
400
Ecuadorian leader elected 5 times known for saying, "give me a balcony, and I will return to the presidency".
Who is José María Velasco Ibarra
400
Created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this policy was a great shift with the intention of amending LA hostility towards the US. Disney made cartoons to promote it.
What is the Good Neighbor Policy
400
Action by a group, army, etc., against people who are fighting to take control of a government (guerrillas).
What is counter-insurgency
400
Chilean folk singer murdered in the soccer stadium after Pinochet's golpe de estado
Who is Victor Jara
400
Home country of Rigoberta Menchú
What is Guatemala
500
This Peruvian populist leader created APRA in defense against US imperialism and coined the term 'Indo-America' in reference to the country's large indigenous population.
Who is Victor Raul Haya de la Torre
500
Failed US program aimed at stimulating economic development and simultaneously reducing threats of communism by donating billions of dollars to Latin American countries.
What is the Alliance for Progress
500
Name the guerrilla groups in each of the following countries: Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, El Salvador and Nicaragua
What are: Montoneros, Tupamarus, FARC, EFLN, ESLN
500
The only South American country that did not experience a military dictatorship as a result of the Cold War
What is Colombia
500
Countries with highest number of graduates from the School of the Americas