1. DEMOCRACY BUILDS IN LATIN AMERICA

3. 10.10 Students analyze instances of nation building in the contemporary world in at least two of the following regions or countries: the Middle East, Africa, Mexico and other parts of Latin America, and China.

4. I. Economic and Social Forces A.Society 1.Uneven wealth distribution 2.Population explosion 3.Land shortages forcing urbanization

6. 4. Religion Inroads by evangelical protestants into Catholic population Liberation Theology- belief that the Catholic Church should work for social reform

8. B. Economy 1. From the 1950s-1980s little improvement in living standards due to equality and growing populations

10. 2. Reliance on single cash or commodity 3. Import substitution- manufacturing goods locally to replace imports

12. 4. Gradual diversification 5. Growth of agribusiness- giant commercial farms

14. II The Difficult Road to Recovery A. 1950s and 70s, social unrest leads to rise of military dictators 1. Harsh autocratic regimes 2. Censorship 3. Dissidents exiled

15. B. Revolutionary Unrest 1. Fidel Castro hero to many 2. Cold War Complications

18. C. Role of U.S. 1.Dominates OAS 2.Frequent military intervention to support non-communist governments

20. 3. Fear of cultural domination 4. Return of Panama Canal 2000

22. 5. Chilean coup 1972 6. 1980s U.S. supports Contra rebels v Sandinistas 7. War on Drugs 1980s

24. D. Civil Wars shake Central America 1.Guatemala-military attacks on indigenous or native American population 2.El Salvador-death of Oscar Romero

26. E. Movement towards democracy 1. End of cold war 2. Military leaders permit elections

28. 3. 2000 defeat of PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) in Mexico 4. Vicente Fox

30. III. Argentina A. Stability in early 1900s 1. Export economy 2. European Immigration

32. B. Upheavals 1.Peronista period- Depression and WW II 2.1955 and 1976 military coups

34. C. The Dirty War 1.1983 loss in Falklands War against Britain. 2.Civilian rule restored

36. 1.Financial crisis 2001 2.2008 election of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner – first female Latin American head of state