World History Chapter 25

World History review project. We chose flashcards.

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
Question 1
1- Oscar Lewis
Wrote "death in the Sanchez Family"
Question 2
1- Luis Echeverria
He was the leader of the nonaligned movement.
Question 3
1-Javier Perez de Cuellar
Peruvian diplomat that served as secretary general of the United Nations 1982-1991
Question 4
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