Latin American Revolutions Assignment

When, if ever, do people have the right to challenge authority?

Objectives:

Define and distinguish between revolution, riot, rebellion, and coup d’etat.

Describe the patterns that revolutions usually follow.

Explain reasons why revolutions occur in general, and why Latin American countries in particular were predisposed to revolution.

Compare and contrast various revolutions in Latin America, with a particular focus on the causes, consequences, and methods of these revolutions.

Use data from Latin American revolutionary history to help answer the question: When, if ever, do people have the right to challenge authority?

Directions:

Fill in the chart for your assigned revolution. Find information in the textbook and on the internet. Become an expert on your assigned revolution, and be prepared to teach it to your classmates.

Revolutions:

  1. Haitian Revolution of 1791 (Toussaint L’Ouverture)
  2. Bolivarian Revolution (Republic of GranColombia)
  3. Mexican Revolution of 1821
  4. Mexican Revolution of 1910
  5. Tenente Rebellion of the 1920s in Brazil (Luís Carlos Prestes)
  6. Guatemalan Revolution of 1954
  7. Cuban Revolution of 1959 (Castro)
  8. Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979 (Sandinistas)
  9. Salvador Allende’s Socialist “Revolution” in Chile

Latin American Revolutions Chart

Revolution / What are the important dates &events? / Who are the leaders? / Who supported the revolution? / Who opposed the revolution?
Haiti
Bolivarian Revolution
Mexico (1821)
Revolution / What were the specific causes of the revolution? / What methods did the revolutionaries employ to achieve their desired ends? / what were the outcomes of the revolution?
Haiti
Bolivarian Revolution
Mexico (1821)

Latin American Revolutions Chart

Revolution / What are the important dates &events? / Who are the leaders? / Who supported the revolution? / Who opposed the revolution?
Mexico (1910)
Tenente Rebellion
(Brazil)
Guatemala
Revolution / What were the specific causes of the revolution? / What methods did the revolutionaries employ to achieve their desired ends? / what were the outcomes of the revolution?
Mexico (1910)
Tenente Rebellion
(Brazil)
Guatemala

Latin American Revolutions Chart

Revolution / What are the important dates &events? / Who are the leaders? / Who supported the revolution? / Who opposed the revolution?
Cuba
Nicaragua
Chile
Revolution / What were the specific causes of the revolution? / What methods did the revolutionaries employ to achieve their desired ends? / what were the outcomes of the revolution?
Cuba
Nicaragua
Chile