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AP WORLD HISTORY Chapter 32: Latin America: Revolution and Reaction into the 21 Century, 1942DoDEA World History Standards:
1. Students analyze the international development in the post-World War II world. (10SS11)
Major topics for brief, Cornell Note-focused lectures:
1. Latin America After World War II
*the end of WWII was not a turning point for Latin America, which was only modestly involved in the war,
though the economies of many countries grew as a result of wartime demand
*the Cold War helped stimulate new revolutionary agitation in Latin America, partly under Marxist inspiration
and with some Soviet backing
*although Latin America had been independent of foreign rule for more than a century, the Third World
decolonization movement encouraged restiveness about continued economic dependency
2. Radical Options in the 1960s
*after WWII, key Latin American nations continued earlier political patterns; however, a surge of radical
unrest in several smaller countries quickly brought Cold War tensions into play
*in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Cuba, revolutionaries tried to change the nature of government & society, but they
had to accommodate the realities of the Cold War and the interests of the United States
3. The Search for Reform and the Military Option
*Latin Americans continued to seek solutions to their problems using Catholic, Marxist, and capitalist doctrines
*in the 1960s & 1970s nationalistic, pro-capitalist military governments created new “bureaucratic
authoritarian” regimes which, for a while, served the interests of the United States
*by the 1980s, a new wave of democratic regimes was emerging
4. Societies in Search of Change
*social relations changed slowly in Latin America
*population growth, urbanization, and the migration of workers continued to challenge the region
Key terms:
Liberation theology
Sandinista
Salvador Allende
Good Neighbor Policy
Cuban Missile Crisis
United Fruit Company (today’s Chiquita) & banana republics
Bay of Pigs
Juan Peron
Hugo Chavez
Class Discussion Questions:
1. Describe the political and economic reasons for the United States’ interventions in Latin America.
2. Evaluate the reasons why the Cuban Revolution did not spread to other areas of Latin America.
3. Appraise the social factors that slowed the advancement of women.
4. Identify the problems that faced Latin America as the 20 th century ended.
5. Trace the factors that led to the spread of democracy throughout Latin America.
6. Trace the ebb and flow of pro-socialist governments in Latin America in the 20 th century.
7. Evaluate the relationship between the USA and Latin American nations in the 20 th century.