Regional Trends
South America
Central America
Mexico and Cuba
Miscellaneous
100

A company with divisions in more than two.

Multinational Corporation

100
The working classes loved Juan Peron because he did this.
What is encouraged the growth of labor unions and increased job benefits?
100

How was the U.S involved in El Salvador?

United States provided weapons and training to the Salvadoran army to defeat the guerrillas.

100
This country was dominated by the PRI.
What is Mexico.
100
She was the wife of Juan Peron.
Who is Eva Peron?
200

Which type of government did most of the Latin American countries have before they went to democracy in the 1980's?

Dictatorship, usually military governments.

200
This nation suffered years of inflation after an "economic miracle".
What is Brazil.
200
This nation's government was overthrown by the Sandinistas.
What is Nicaragua?
200
He was the leader of Cuba who was overthrown by Fidel Castro.
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
200
Name a communist (or Marxist or just kind of communist) leader from Latin American history.
Answers will vary.
300

These were the reasons that Latin American nations suffered economic difficulties after WWII.

Over-dependence on foreign nations and a dramatic increase in population

300
This general overthrew Salvador Allende to become military dictator of Chile in 1973.
Who is Agusto Pinochet?
300
This country was rocked by civil war in the 1970s and 1980s.
What is El Salvador.
300
This dictator declared himself a Marxist in December of 1961.
Who is Fidel Castro?
300

Revolutionary leader Che Guevara was killed while fighting in this nation.

Bolivia - Valle Grande

400

How did the Cold War impact United States policy in Latin America?

The United States also provided massive amounts of military aid to anti-Communist regimes.

400
This country's government has been heavily influenced by drug cartels and cocaine production.
What is Columbia.
400

This nation was formerly ruled by Manuel Noriega.

What is Panama?

400
This nation was placed under a US trade embargo in 1960.
What is Cuba.
400
This significant event occurred on January 3rd, 1959?
What is Cuba's government was overthrown by Fidel Castro.
500

He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982.

Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez?

500

The military conflict in the Falkland Islands involved these two countries.

What are Argentina and Great Britain.

500

Why did the rapid rate of population growth in many Latin American countries cause problems for their political and economic Systems?

Creating a gap between rich and poor. People struggled to survive. 

Economic strain, led to a political instability and repressive regimes.

500
This was discovered in Mexico in the 1970's and led to the founding of PEMEX?
What is oil reserves?
500
The Sandinistas lost their power when this woman was elected in 1990.
Who is Violeta Barrios de Chamorro?
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