ap world history chapter 32
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AP World HistoryChapter 32
Latin America: Revolution and Reaction into the 20th Century
Mexico and the 20th Century• Mexican Dictator who almost allowed
free democratic elections.• Cast his political opponent into jail. Porfirio Diaz
• Pancho Villa
• Leader of the Northern Resistance
• Emiliano Zapata• Leader of the Southern Resistance• “Tierra y Libertad”• “Land and Bread”
“It is better to die on you feet than to live on your knees” ~ Zapata
• Alvaro Obregon• Ended the Civil War• Used Modern Military
Tactics
Culture & Politics
• -Diego Rivera• -Cristeros• -PRI• -NAFTA
Getulio Vargas: Brazil-Admired Mussolini & the Fascist ideas-Imposed a constitution in 1937-Eventually sided with the Allies in WWII (1942)-Gained important industrial, technological and military aid from the US-Deposed in 1945 but remained in and out of politics till his suicide in 1954
Juan & Eva Peron: Argentina-Populist support-Eva (Evita) was popular among the poor and working classes-Authoritarian regime-Openly admired Hitler & Mussolini but did not join WWII-In and out of politics until his death in 1974
-United Fruit Company & other foreign interests clashed with Guatemala’s new mildly socialist government.-USA backs a rebel force to topple “Communists” 1954
Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Batista
Rebel leaders Che Guevara & Fidel Castro
Liberation Theology- Catholic Theology Combined with socialist principles.
Military Dictatorships- Authoritarian, Pro-USA regimes marked by opposition to Communism but corrupt & oppressive.
Salvador Allende Augusto Pinochet
Panamanian Dictator Manuel Noriega: US Ally to US Prisoner 1989
Resurgent Democracy 1990s-2000s
Lula: Brasil
Morales:Bolivia
Chavez: Venezuela
U.S. Military Interventions, 1898-2000
NAFTA• The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an
agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. In terms of combined GDP of its members, as of 2010 the trade bloc is the largest in the world.
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