Vocab
The sale of government-owned companies to private firms
Trade embargo
President of Mexico in late 1960s
Luis Echeverría
In the 1800s Latin Americans exported what
Raw materials
_____ was an important crop in Columbia
Coffee
Groups of drug businesses
Cartels
Central America included what countries
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Belize, and Guatemala
By the 1960s, Latin American countries were experiencing what
Economic problems
What form of expression did Latin American writers develop in the 1940s
Magic realism
HA form of expression unique to Latin American literature; it combines realistic events with dreamlike or fantasy backgrounds
Magic realism
After WWI, the wealthy elite and military in El Salvador controlled the what
Government in El Salvador
In 1982 Latin America’s debt to foreign countries was what
$315.3 billion
what type of warfare forces began forming to oppose the Guatemalan government
Guerrilla
A very large city
Megacity
Nicaragua had support what country
The United States
Latin America’s economic problems became worse when it had a dramatic ______ in population
Decrease
In 1934, Haitians made several efforts to move toward what type of government
Democracy
Opposition movement in Cuba during 1950s
Cuban Revolution
Mexico had a major law and (blank) problem
Health
What type of foreign debt did Latin America have
Loan debt
Haitian president François Duvalier created a private what
Militia