Democracy
What was "The Pink Tide"?
A democratic, leftist movement
T/F: Chile is the 2nd oldest democracy in the hemisphere after the US
True!
What year did Pinochet overthrow the elected government?
1973
What kind of business did Jaime Perez run?
A retail/clothing business(es); head of the Santiago Retail Business Association
Which country does "Día de los Muertos" originate from?
Mexico
When was the first cycle of democratization in Latin America? What was the style of government?
1900s-1930s; co-optive democracies
What nation inspired Chile's military in the 1800s?
Germany
What was Pinochet's solution to the threat of communism?
Protected Democracy
(Abolished congress and political parties; controlled press and judiciary branch; allowed state to exile people, hold prisoners, and ban public figures)
What rationale was the Chilean government fond of for justification?
The omelet rationale: "if you want to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs"
In which Latin American country is it known to "rain fishes"?
Honduras (specifically in Yoro)
Did the poor/lower economic classes support the Washington Consensus? Why/Why not?
No - they believed it favored the elites
What influential figure to Chile's democracy has the legacy of the rule of law?
Diego Partales (1830)
What did the referendum of the new constitution in 1988 allow for?
Pinochet's reelction
Who sparked Chileans to find their voices agains the dictatorship, and what did they call for?
Rodolfo Seguel; president of the Copper Workers Union who called for a national strike
Roughly how many languages are there in Latin America?
Since roughly 1990, which country has had the highest score on the Liberal Democracy Index?
Chile
How did the CIA participate in the coup? (Multiple answers)
1970 - CIA sponsors attempted murder of armed forces chief of staff Rene Shneider (with intent to spark coup)
Nixon + CIA administers cut off of US export-import bank credits to Chile
CIA gave $8 Mill. to Allende's oppostion
Why did Pinochet implement Protected Democracy?
Protect democracy & to defend Chile against "terrorism"; for economic progress
"In associating the opposition with chaos, the regime's most important allies were _____"
the Leftist Revolutionary Movement and Manuel Rodrigues Patriotic Front
Which country has the longest coastline in Latin America?
Brazil
7,941 kilometers, or ~4934 miles
By 2010, ___% of women occupied seats in lower legislatures
34%
(<10% in 1990, 15% in 2000)
What factors led to Chile escaping the typical troubles of Latin America during the colonial period? (multiple answers)
Chile was geographically isolated, offered little for the Spanish to pillage given poor agricultural conditions and indigenous tribe opposition
Finish the quote:
"General Augusto Pinochet, once Allende's favorite general, now leader of the coup in which Allende died, set out to ______________"
"....dismantle Chile's political culture"
Explain the connection between the chapter's title "The Pig's Tale" and Chile & Pinochet
A fable about born deformity and the realization of the consequences of creation; Chile, a once proud democracy, produced Pinochet i.e. the child with "a pig's tail"
How many species of insects live within the Amazon Rainforest? How many species of trees?
2.5 million species of insects
16,000 species of trees