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Latin America

Latin America . Economic Trends . Social Trends . Elite land ownership created class warfare between the rich and poor Liberation Theology- The church is active in the struggle for economic and social equality Urbanization Created food, housing and safe drinking water shortages .

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Latin America

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  1. Latin America

  2. Economic Trends Social Trends Elite land ownership created class warfare between the rich and poor Liberation Theology- The church is active in the struggle for economic and social equality Urbanization Created food, housing and safe drinking water shortages • Import-substitution led industrialization • “local industries are developed to replace the need to import manufactured goods. • But Latin America still depended on foreign for investment, technology, loans and military support

  3. Cuba * Geography Activity

  4. Guatemala, El Salvador & Nicaragua* Primary Source Activity

  5. Argentina • Create a list of pros and cons of Juan Person rule. • What was Argentina's “dirty war”? What impact did it have on the country? The “dirty war” was to uncover and get dissidents. Many families wondered what happened to their loved ones because many of them were kidnapped in the middle of the night and later tortured or killed. • Biography Reading

  6. Brazil & Chile • What was the cause of Brazils economic problems? What impact did this have on the country? • The cause of Brazil’s economic problems was hyperinflation and debt. This impacted the country because by 1990, the inflation rate was more than 2,500%. Hyperinflation is when the value of money decreases rapidly. This happened in Brazil because rulers borrowed money for the creation of industries but did not make enough money to pay it back. • Explain how Chile became a dictatorship? What impact did this have on the people? • Chile became a dictatorship because the economy failed and many people turned against Allende. Then he was killed. A military leader, Augusto Pinchot created a military and then became president. Ge destroyed the opposition, and promoted capitalism. This impacted the people because many were killed, arrested and tortured so they fled.

  7. Haiti, Panama, Peru • How did dictators rise to power in each nation? What did each have In common?

  8. Democratic Reforms in Latin America Dictatorships failed because • They did not make needed social and economic reforms • Poverty, malnutrition, and infant mortality • They did not bring peace and stability • Death squads used • Civil rights were denied for so long people eventually demanded change

  9. Democratic Reforms in Latin America Peaceful Transition: • Internal and external pressure to change • International Monetary Fund, World Bank, large corporations would no longer give loans to corrupt governments • Organization of American States called for voting rights and political opposition to be restored • Democracy came to • Brazil in the 1970’s • Argentina in 1982 • Chile in 1990

  10. Mexico • What was the PRI? • Institutional Revolutionary Party, ruled Mexico for 70 years with no opposition. • What were the major crises facing Mexico, in chronological order, that led to the end of one-party rule? • 1968: Police open fire on peaceful protesters • 1980: World oil prices fell • 1985: Major earthquake destroyed large parts of Mexico City – unemployment is high • 1992: Mexico, U.S. & Canada sign NAFTA • 1994: Uprising in Chicpas to change currency • 1997: Opposition parties won a number of seats in congress • 2000: Voters ended PRI rule

  11. Economic Reforms in Latin America • Drastically cutting government spending • Ending some government subsidies of business • Selling government services to private enterprise • Returning inefficient, government controlled businesses to private ownership • Strengthening regional trade agreements and establishing new ones

  12. How would you describe Latin America’s growth in GDP per capita based on the information in this graph?

  13. Exit Ticket • Compare and contrast two Latin American countries based on either their government or economy.

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