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AP World History Ch 32 Reading Study Guide #2 Pg. 791- 801
1. Why did military regimes come to power in many Latin American countries in the 20th Century? Pg. 791
2. How did these authoritarian regimes operate? What were their goals? Pg. 791-792
3. How did the end of the Cold War affect US support for these military governments? Pg. 793
4. How did drug production and trafficking threaten the sovereignty of Colombia? Pg. 793
5. Who came to power in Brazil in 2002 promising reforms? Pg. 793
6. Briefly describe the activities of Hugo Chavez. Pg. 793
7. What is your reaction to the numerous US incursions into the Caribbean and Central America? Pg. 794-795
8. How do you think local peoples and governments came to regard the United States? Pg. 795
9. How did Augusto Sandino become a hero? Pg. 795
10. What is a “Banana Republic”? Pg. 796
(In Depth: Human Rights in the 20th Century, Pg. 794-795)
11. What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? (Reading Pg. 794-795)
12. How do Human Rights affect the developing world? (Reading Pg. 794-795)
13. In what ways has the United States backed away from its vaunted support of human rights? (Reading Pg. 794-795)
14. How did the Good Neighbor Policy and Alliance for Progress signal a more enlightened US approach toward Latin America? Pg. 797
15. What has been the role and progress of women in Latin America in the 20th Century? Pg. 798
16. Why have people migrated from poorer more marginal countries to richer/industrialized countries? Pg. 799
17. Describe a few of these patterns of movement. Pg. 799
18. Briefly describe some of the challenges faced by rapidly expanding Latin American cities? Pg. 800
19. What religion continues to dominate in Latin America? Pg. 800
20. Name some of the ‘vibrant’ aspects of Latin American culture. Pg. 800-801
21. Name two authors who have pioneered the use of literary “magical realism” to address the lives of Latin Americans. Pg. 801
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Borrowed from Mr. Walker