1. MOCK MID-TERM EXAMINATION Political Science 146A Spring 2016

2. SHORT-TERM SCHEDULE April 27: Display mock mid-term exam May 11: Review session with TAs May 25: In-class examination June 01: Paper due

3. SCOPE: WEEKS 1-6 Videos: “Missing” “South of the Border” “Maria Full of Grace” Reading: Smith, Talons, through chapter 12 Selections in Holden&Zolov Lectures: Weeks 1-6, at

4. I. DISCUSSION ITEMS (~30 points) Write short (two- to three-sentence) statements identifying and explaining the significance of such items as: Roosevelt Corollary José Martí Alliance for Progress Rafael Trujillo Charles Horman Organization of American States Economic Commission for Latin America (CEPAL) “dirty war” Truman Doctrine Lula Salvador Allende Good Neighbor Policy César Augusto Sandino MERCOSUR

5. II. ESSAY QUESTIONS (~70 points) Be ready to write essays on such topics as: 1.Describe the concept of “manifest destiny” and its implications for U.S.-Latin American relations. 2.Describe and analyze the ideological content of Latin American reactions to the rise of U.S. power during the so-called “imperial era.”. 3.What were the principal political effects of the Cold War within Latin America? 4.Describe the short- and long-term effects of NAFTA. 5.How has Latin America played the “geo-economic game” since the 1990s? Which countries have been most successful? Why? 6.What have been the impacts on Latin America of 9/11 and the “global war on terror” ?