Latin American Revolutions
This economic problem, where a few elites held all the money and land, was a major cause of revolutions in 19th-century Latin America.
What is... unequal wealth distribution?
The main reason the U.S. intervened in Cuba in the early 1900s was to protect this sweet American-owned industry.
What is the... sugar industry?
The Ottoman Empire finally came to an end when it was dissolved it at the end of World War I by this group.
Who are the... Allied Powers?
The mandate system created by the League of Nations granted control of large parts of the Middle East to these TWO European nations.
What are... Great Britain and France?
Saudi Arabia earned income from the oil that was discovered there in the 1930s by partnering with corporations from this country.
What is the... United States of America?
The Mexican Revolution had a major impact on other Latin American nations by influencing them to adopt these.
What are... reforms?
The Somoza family ruled Nicaragua for 40 years during the first half of the 1900s using this type of government.
What is a... dictatorship?
In the 1920s, Kemal Atatürk banned traditional clothing like the fez in Turkey in an effort to achieve this goal.
What is to... modernize and westernize?
Great Britain announced its support for the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine in this specific document.
What is the... Balfour Declaration?
This massive American company controlled the railroads and the fruit trade in Central America.
What is the... United Fruit Company?
In 1938, Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas took this massive industry away from foreign control and nationalized it.
What is the... oil industry?
To protect American interests and collect debts, U.S. troops followed the classic Imperialism playbook when they did this in/to Haiti from 1915 to 1934.
What is... military occupation?
As part of his extreme reforms to modernize Turkey, Atatürk forced the country to adopt the Western version of this for reading and writing.
What is the... alphabet?
When the Druze minority revolted in the French Mandate, the French military brutally bombed the city of Damascus, which eventually forced France to offer this country a path to independence.
What is... Syria?
Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran ruled as a reformer, but also as this type of ruler, meaning he crushed his opponents and censored the press.
What is an... autocrat OR dictator?
In 1917, Mexico created a new one of these documents, which promised land redistribution, minimum wages, and worker insurance.
What is a... Constitution?
When Colombia said "no" to a canal, the U.S. got the land for the canal anyway by helping Panama do this.
What is... revolt/rebel against Colombia?
In 1908, this nationalist group took over the Ottoman government, restored the constitution, and unintentionally angered Arab minorities.
Who are the... Young Turks?
Great Britain granted this nation independence in 1932 but forced them to let the British keep military bases and oil rights.
What is... Iraq?
Augusto César Sandino was a rebel leader who fought against U.S. military intervention in this Central American country.
What is... Nicaragua?
The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 when Francisco Madero called for a revolt against this long-time authoritarian leader who threw a lavish 100th-anniversary party.
Who is... Porfirio Díaz?
This policy, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, officially ended U.S. military occupations in Latin America and shifted to diplomacy.
What is the... Good Neighbor Policy?
The Ottoman Empire was historically at odds with the neighboring Safavid Empire because of differences in this religion. (*Hint : S vs. S)
What is ... Islam?
During WWI, Great Britain forced locals into labor camps and seized their grain and camels, which inspired the creation of the nationalist Wafd Party in this country.
What is... Egypt?
Algerians working in France and serving in the French military were exposed to Western ideas like democracy, which heavily influenced this movement when they returned home.
What is the... nationalist movement OR independence movement?