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latin american studies
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Undergraduate 2
12/11/2007

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alliance for progress
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by jfk. in reaction to the cuban revolution to reduce revolutionalry pressures by stimulating economic developemnt and political reform
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argentinazo
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civil (economic crissis 2001-2002) roits that occured against government. went through 5 presidents

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banana republic
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held lots of jobs in 1880 and 1890s. costa rica, honduras, guatelmala, ...missing fingers jobs no school
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battlismo
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reform movement. civic and economic nationalism. meant concerted state actionagainst "foreign economic imerialism" from pres jose batlle in uruguay. eliminate caudillo rule
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bay of pigs
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1961. unsuccessful attempted invasion by armed cuban exiles in cuba. funded by US in attemp to overthrough castro
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bolsa familia
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family stripend. a part of the brazilian govermental welfare frogra. provides financial aid to poor and indigent brizilian families on condition that children must attend school and be vaccinated
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carandiru
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a major prizon riot. guards stormed cells and hit unarmed men. 1992. sao paulo, brazil
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comparative advantage
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idea that every focus on its natural supliments. "cuba stick to suger" no diversity or expansion
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cuban missile crisis
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societ union held missiles in cuba. jfk wanted them out or war. dangerous moment in cold war.
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fair trade

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an organized social movement and market based model of international trade which promotes the payment of a fair price
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favela

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poor homes in brazil. rio de janiero. slum drugs and gangs
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good neighbor policy
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by us from FDR 1933-45. renouncing unpopular military intervention. emphazied on trade rather than military force to maintain stabilithy in the new hemisphere
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granma
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yacht used to transport the fighters of the cuban reovution from mexico to cuba in 1956.
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haitian revolution
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1791-1804. african slave rebellion successful. haiti as a free black rerpublic. was colony of france

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ISI

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import substitution industrializaiton. trade and economic policy based on the premise that a country should attemp to substitue products which it imports. brazil
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jones act
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gave puerto ricans citizenship
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libeation theology
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social movement in catholic church. bring justice to the poor and oppressed, pariculary through political actiism
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majical realism

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literary term. mixture in realism and fantisy.
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maquilla/maquildora
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a factory that imports materials and equipment on a duty-free and
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mexican revolution
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1910-1917. fight for social justice and vindicaiton
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monroe doctrine
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us proclaimed european hands off in the western hemisphere
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montoneros
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marxist guerrillas.against argentine military government
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nafta
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north american free trade agreement. 1994. eliminated majority of tariffs on products traded among the us canada and mexico
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neo colonialism

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informal sort of colinizaiton by outside pwoers. although politically independent
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oligarchy
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rule by few. powerful families able to dominate a local state or national government bc of their social and economic influence.
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operation condor
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arentina, brizil, chile, campaign of political repressions involving assassination and intellignce operations offically inplemented in 1975
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emiliano zapata
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leading figure in the mexican revolution. firected against porfrio diaz.liberation army of the south
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pancho villa
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mexican reolutionary general. caudillo division of the north
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getulio vargas
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brazil prez. axis powers(germany)
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john riley

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irish soldier. us-mexican war
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augusto pinochet
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dictator. chile
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dan mitrione
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intaliaan born american police officer fbi agent under a us government security advisor in la
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gabriel garcia marquez
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colombian novelist, journalist noble peace prize
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francisco madero
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politicain, witer, president after diaz in mexico
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luiz de silva
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president of brizil
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toussaint l'ouverture
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led hatian revolutoion. slave born leader.
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abimael guzman
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leader of shining path
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che guevara
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argentine born marxist revolutionary political figure and leader of cuban and internationalist guerrilas
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pablo escobar
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colombian drub dealer
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porfirio diaz
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mexico president
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hugo chavez
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venezuela president
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fidel castro
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cuban presidnet

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salador allende
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presidnet of chile. socialist politicain
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san patricios
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nit of irish cath. faught for mexican
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vieques
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city test site in PR.

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tupamaros
Definition
guerrilla organizaiton in uruguay 60s and 70s
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spanish american war
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1898 us told spain to let cuba be independent. did so fought
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sofrer de nervos
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nerve suffering bc of poverty
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shining path
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communist party of peru
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santeria

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worship of saints. combination of catholicism and caribbean. in cuba
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roosevelt  corollary
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1905. additon to monroe doctorine. allows us marines to police for preventing european involvment
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PRI

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Partido revolucinario Institutional. mexican political party
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porfiriato
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long rule by porfirio diaz.

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platt amenment
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1903. treaty between us and cuba inattempt to protect cuba indepenence.
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orisha
Definition
dieities in cuba. religion. gods
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