+ latin america’s hard movement to democracy section 21.4
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Latin America’s Hard Movement to Democracy
Section 21.4
+Economic Problems
Reliance on one cash crop to earn money IMPORT
SUBSTITUTION – manufacturing goods locally to replace imports
AGRIBUSINESS – giant commercial farms owned by multinational corporations Uneven distribution of
wealth
Poverty!
+Solutions
Catholic Church is still a huge force in Latin America LIBERATION THEOLOGY - urged the church to become a
force for reform
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) – group formed in 1948 to promote democracy, economic cooperation, and peace in the Americas United States dominance
+Dictators, Democracy, and Drugs…Oh My!
Chile First Socialist President – Salvador Allende (voted into office) Leader of the military junta - Augusto Pinochet
Was appointed army commander in chief by Allende 18 days before the coup he led
Goals of Pinochet Exterminate leftism in Chile Reassert free-market policies Did result in lower inflation and an economic boom from 1976 to
1979 Stepped down in 1998 and was made senator-for-life OPERATION CONDOR – several South American military gov’t
coordinated their efforts to systematically eliminate opponents in the 1970s and 1980s
+More Dictators
Argentina Used to be the most prosperous country in Latin America
(pre-1930) Juan Peron (1946-1955)
Support from the workers: increased economy, boosted wages, and backed labor unions
Also suppressed opposition Ousted in 1955 by a military coup Reelected in 1973
1976 – The Disappeared
+The War on Drugs
1980s - Illegal drug use grew in the United States US tried to stop illegal drugs from being smuggled into the
country from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and other South American countries
Pressed Latin American gov’t to destroy crops and combat drug cartels
Backfire Critics said it was US’s fault Led to the assassination of public officials Militarization of the drug cartels
+Latin America Today
All nations are democratic today but the problem of poverty is still rampant in most countries in South and Central America
http://mappinghistory.uoregon.edu/english/LA/LA01-01.html
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