Overview
There are 10 Short Answer questions. With these, I want you to identify what the person, place or thing is that is listed, and also the SIGNIFICANCE of it. In other words, why it is important!
There are also 3 short Essay questions. Answer these as completely as possible, using evidence to back up your assertions. And answer all parts!
Everyone wants to know how long the Short Answer and Essay questions are supposed to be...the answer is....as long as it takes to answer them!
1. The Zimmerman Telegram
2. Porfirio Díaz
3.Decolonization
4. Declaration of Caracas
5. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
6. Salvador Allende
7. Iran Contra Affair
8. Neoliberalism
9. Chicago Boys
10. Capoeira
11. What is the "New Left Turn" in Latin America? Use examples from the text of leaders who would fit into being part of this turn, and explain what they did.
12. Some people believe history is cyclical. Looking at Latin America since World War Two do you believe this is true? Consider patterns of governments shifting from Conservative to Liberal and back again. Please give specific examples.
13. As this is a comparative history class....compare and contrast Latin America and the United States from World War one until today. There is no right or wrong answer here, I am just looking for you to be a historian and see if you see differences and/or similarities between the two regions. All I ask is you provide details