political and economic development in latin america

Political and Economic Development in Latin

America

Rich versus Poor

Class System

Peninsulares: Spanish OfficialsCreoles: American-Born Descendants of

Spanish ColonistsMestizos: Mixed Indian and EuropeanNative Americans: Local Born Descendants

of Original PeopleFree Blacks: Descendants of Previously

Enslaved AfricansSlaves: Africans Used as Free Labor

Left vs. Right

CommunismRight WingCoup d’etat: Military revolt against the

national government

Land Reform

Guatemala – Chile – El Salvador

What needs reforming in Illinois and Chicago?

Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro Leads Revolution against Corrupt Dictatorship with support from the United States

Sets Up Marxist GovernmentUS Trade Embargo – No Trade with CubaAligns with Soviet Union

Nicaraguan Revolution

Sandinistas(Leftists) and Land ReformContras(Freedom Fighters) Supported by the

United StatesGuerilla War Eventually Leads to Democratic

Elections

Pinochet vs. Allende

Military Coup d’etat

Che Guevera

Supported Fidel Castro’s RevolutionAttempted to Start a Revolution in BoliviaRebellion – Revolution - Socialism

Homework for Tuesday 5/21

Read MEXICO in your World Cultures Text – pages 492-496