World History Chapter 25

1- Oscar Lewis Wrote "death in the Sanchez Family" 1- Luis Echeverria He was the leader of the nonaligned movement. 1-Javier Perez de Cuellar Peruvian diplomat that served as secretary general of the United Nations 1982-1991 1-Jacobo Arbenz Guzman He was part of the CIA that helped overthrow a left wing government in Guatemala 1-Growth Rate The rate of which a population expands 1-Campesinos Poor farmers 1-Latifundistas section 1 1-Pelados section 1 1-Day Laborers section 1 1-Cursillo City and mountain people coming together to talk about the liberation 1-Shantytowns Underdeveloped towns with no electric, running water, or sanitary facilities 1-Elite The small wealthy class of Latin America 1-Free Trade Elimination of trade barriers among countries 1-Liberation Theology Emphasizing the role of christianity in liberating people from oppression 1-Alliance for Progress Launched by President John F. Kennedy to assist Latin America in fighting Communism 1-NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement 1-Mercosur The southern common market 1-Caricom The caribbean community and common market 1-Central American Common Market A pact created for economic purposes 1-Andean Pact Another pact used for economic aid 1-Brazil 10% of the population recieved great wealth in the 1980's 2-Carlos Salinas de Gortari Mexican President who promised broad reforms 2-Emiliano Zapata Revolutionary that demanded government aid for the poor 2-Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon The new PRI Canidate 2-Fulgencio Batista Cuban dictator 1952-1959 2-Fidel Castro Young lawyer who began a guerilla movement against Batista 2-Francois Duvalier Dictator of Haiti 1957-1971 2-Jean-Claude Duvalier Overthrew his father , Francois, in 1986 2-Jean Bertrand Aristide Popular reform minded priest 2-Rene Preval President of Haiti from 1996-2001 2- PRI Mexican political party 2-Standard of Living Overall wealth of its people 2-Privatization A shift to private ownership of buisnesses 2-NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement 2-Zapatistas Mexican revolutionaries led by Emilian Zapata 2-PAN National Action Party of Mexico 2-PRD Democratic Revolutionary Party of Mexico 2-Long March Section 2 2-Kruschev Soviet Leader 2-CIA Central Intelligence Agency 2-Cuban Missile Crisis Installation of nuclear missiles toward USA by Cuba 2-Petroleum Played a big role in Mexico's trade 2-Ballet Folklorico Enhances the cultural life of Mexico City 2-Bay Of Pigs Location of 1500 anti-Castro exiles revolt (CIA trained) 2-Hispaniola Domincian Republic and Haiti 2-Dominican Republic Spanish speaking country Eastern 2/3 of Hispaniola 2-Haiti French speaking country Western 1/3 of Hispaniola 2-Mexico Most stable Latin American country after WWII 2- Mexico City One of the worlds most rapidly growing cities 3-Anastasio Somoza Debayle Took over presidency of Nicaragua in 1967 3-Augustino Sandino Led guerilla attacks on American occupation forces in Nicaragua in 1920 3-Jimmy Carter Signed the Panama Canal Treaties 3-Oliver North Section 3 3-John Poindexter Section 3 3-Oscar Arias Costa Rican President in 1990 3-Violeta Chamorro Widow of popular news paper editor. Killed by Somoza 3-Arnoldo Aleman Elected president Nicaragua in 1996 3-Daniel Ortega Ran against Aleman in 1996 3-Oscar Romero Roman Catholic archbishop that critisized the murder of innocent civilians 3-Claribel Alegria Wrote the poem "Because I Want" 3-Joaquin Villalobos Section 3 3-Omar Torrijos The Panamanian president 3-Manuel Noriega Took power of Panama in 1988. Former CIA agent. Big role in drug smuggling 3-Ernesto Perez Balladares Became president in 1992 after Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug smuggling. 3-George Bush President that Sent American troops into Panama in December of 1989 3-Rigoberta Menchu Won the noble peace prize for her work on Native American rights in Guatemala in 1992 3-Somoza Dynasty Took power in 1937and remained in control of Nicaragua until 1979 3-FSLN Sandinista National Liberation Front 3-Contras People against the government 3-Boland Amendment Prohibited the US government from providing funds to the Contras 3-Iran-Contra Affair Illegal funds sent to the contras in support of anti government movement 3-NSC National Safety Council 3-La Prensa Latin American Newspaper 3-"Because I Want" Written by Claribel Alegria described the feelings of Salvadorans 3-FMLN Farabundo Marti Naitonal Liberation Fron, a coalition of leftist guerilla groups 3-Panama Canal Treaties Stated Panama would gain control of the Canal in December of 1999 3-PDF Section 3 3-Covert Secret 3-Reagan Administration Returned the Panama Canal to Panama in 1999 3-National Unity Nicaragua's attempt to unite the country 3-Death squads Bands of killers who murder there political opponents 3-Guerilla Conflicts Conflicts between political opponents. 3-Nicaragua Somoza Dynast held power for 4 decades 3-El Salvador One of the most industrialized countries in South America 3-Guatemala The northern most Central American country torn apart by conflict 3-Panama Relatively prosperous Central American country after WWII 3-Panama Canal Joint ownership by Panama and US 4- Juan Peron President of Argentina from 1946-1955 and 1973-1974 4- Eva Peron Argentine political figure ; wife of Juan peron 4-Isable Peron President of Argentina from 1974-1976 4-Margeret Thatcher First female Prime Minister of Britian 4-Carlos Saul Menem President of Argentina from 1989-1999 4-Salvador Allende Socialist ; President of Chile from 1970-1973 4-Augusto Pinochet Military dictator of Chile from 1973-1990 4- Particio Aylwin President of Chile from 1990-1994 4-Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle President of Chile ; succeeded Aylwin 4- Pablo Escobar Drug Cartel 4- Ernesto Samper President of Columbia from 1994-1998 4-Albert Fujimori President of Peru 4-Fernando Collor de Mello President of Brazil from 1990-1992 4- Fernando Henrique Cardoso President of Brazil from 1995-2003 4- Marifran Carlson Wrote about the Argentine feminist movement 4- Descamisados Shirtless rebels 4- Dirty war 7 year campaign by the Argentine government against suspected dissidents and subversives 4-"Missing Children" A book 4- Falkland War Dispute between Great Britain and Argentina; occured after Argentine forces occupied the Falkland Islands 4- Hyperinflation Rapid increase in prices as currency loses its value. 4- Mercosur Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay combined to form a free trade area 4- La Violencia Time period between the later 1940's and the mid 1960's that had many battles between liberals and conservatives in Columbia 4- Medellin Cartel Organized cartel of drug smugglers originated in the city of Medellin in Columbia 4- Shining Path Marxist guerrilla group 4- Sendero Luminosa Shining Path; one of the most ruthless terrorist groups in the Western Hemisphere 4- Falkland Islands Islands off the coast of Argentina known as Malvinas 4- Buenos Aires Capital of Argentina 4- Argentina In the 1930, it was among the 10 wealthiest countries in the world 4- Chile Has one of the strongest traditons of democracy in Latin America 4- Columbia Unstable country due to internal battles and drug dealers 4- Peru Experienced both military and civilian rule after World War II 4- Lima Largest city of Peru 4- Brazil Economy expanded as foreign investors open steel plants and auto factories.