Religion in 1970s Argentina
The main religion in Argentina
What is Catholicism?
The name of the group of mothers who protested for their missing children?
What is the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo?
What did the military regime do to school textbooks?
Censored them
What does "desaparecidos" mean in English?
The disappeared
What continent is Argentina on?
South America
During the dictatorship, did the Catholic Church mostly support or oppose the government?
Mostly supported
Were traditional gender roles for women in the 1970s more strict or more flexible?
More strict
Did the dictatorship allow or suppress critical thinking in schools?
Suppressed it
About the number of people who disappeared during the dictatorship?
What is 30,000?
Argentina’s official language
What is Spanish ?
What type of building is a "church"?
A place of worship
What is one way women challenged gender roles during this time?
Protesting against the government
Who controlled the school curriculum during the dictatorship?
The military regime
Who was responsible for the kidnappings and disappearances?
The military government
popular dance that originated in Argentina
What is Tango?
Name one way the dictatorship controlled religion.
It targeted religious leaders who opposed its policies
What type of social movement for women’s rights began to grow during the 1970s?
Gender equality movements
What is one long-term effect of censorship in education?
Slowed intellectual and cultural growth
What is one way families protested the disappearances?
Holding marches and protests, like the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
the capital of Argentina
What is Buenos Aires?
What did some people lose in the Catholic Church because of its actions during the dictatorship?
Trust
Name one long-term effect of women’s activism in 1970s Argentina
It laid the foundation for future gender equality movements
Why did the regime want to control education?
To prevent dissent and control ideas
What human rights legacy did these events leave behind in Argentina?
A strong push for justice and accountability
type of government did Argentina have during the 1970s dictatorship?
What is a military dictatorship?