1 / 14

Modern Latin America (1945 to Present)

Modern Latin America (1945 to Present). Mexico. 1940-1980 “ The Mexican Miracle ” (period of economic growth) 1946 Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) = authoritarian govt. 1960’s social inequality 1982 Economic Crisis PRI begins political decline 1994 NAFTA signed.

jael
Download Presentation

Modern Latin America (1945 to Present)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Modern Latin America(1945 to Present)

  2. Mexico • 1940-1980 “The Mexican Miracle” (period of economic growth) • 1946 Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) = authoritarian govt. • 1960’s social inequality • 1982 Economic Crisis • PRI begins political decline • 1994 NAFTA signed • GDP (PPP) rank = 11th • 1994 December Economic • Crisis (U.S. sends aide) • 1997 non-PRI party wins • control of congress • 2000 Democratization • (Vicente Fox elected first • non- PRI president) • 2006 Felipe Calderon wins • 2000’s Mexico Drug Wars

  3. Nicaragua • GDP (PPP) rank = 125th • 1940’s Somoza reigns as dictator • 1956 Somoza assassinated (family still has power) • 1960’s-1970’s economic growth (oil & beef exports) • 1979 Sandinistas lead revolution & seize power • Daniel Ortega leader; moves toward communism • 1980’s Contras vs.Sandinistasin civil war • 1990 election = democratic reforms • 2006 Daniel Ortega elected president • 2011 re-elected Ortega

  4. Brazil • GDP (PPP) rank = 7th • 1945 dictator removed by army • 1945-1964 democracy & economic boom • 1964 military coup est. dictatorship • 1964-1980 Brazilian Miracle • 1985 elections = democracy returns • 1990’s free market reforms • 1998 economic crisis & recession • 2000’s political stability • #1 economy in Latin America

  5. Argentina • GDP (PPP) rank = 21st • 1943 military coup = dictatorship • 1946 Juan Peron chosen as leader (wife is Eva Peron) • 1955 military coup overthrows Peron • 1960’s political turmoil & violence • 1973 Juan Peron elected president • 1976 military coup • 1976-1983 Dirty War • 1982Invasion of Falkland Islands • 1983 free elections • 1990’s-2000’s democracy • 1999-2003 economic recession • 2003-Present economic growth

  6. Chile • 1940’s-1960’s = model for stable democracy in region • 1970 Salvador Allende elected president = economic decline • 1973 military coup; Allende killed; Augusto Pinochet becomes ruthless dictator • GDP (PPP) rank = 43rd • 1980’s economy improves • 1988 plebiscite held; choose democracy • Patricio AylwinAzocar president; Pinochet military leader • 1990’s economic prosperity (1st in region) • 2000’s growing &stable economy • 2006 Pinochet dies

  7. Peru • 1940’s-1970’s = rotation between democracy & military govt.; economic problems • 1980’s = economic depression; terrorism by Shining Path & TupacAmaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) • 1990 Alberto Fujimori elected president • 2000 Fujimori flees & is arrested • 2000’s economic growth; terrorists still active • GDP (PPP) rank = 40th

  8. Colombia • 1945-1974 = La Violencia results in rotation between democracy & military govt. • 1970’s = model stable economy; FARC (guerilla group) vs. govt. • GDP (PPP) rank = 40th • 1970’s = Drug Era begins • 1980’s = war on drugs • 1990’s = drug wars and violence • 2000’s U.S. aides in fight against violence; overall decrease across nation

  9. El Salvador • GDP (PPP) rank = 93rd • 1990’s = FMLN vs. ARENA for political power • 2000’s = poor economy • 2009 = FMLN candidate wins presidency • 1940’s-1960’s = dictatorship • 1969 = Football War (invasion of Honduras) • 1970’s = govt. protests • 1979-1992 = civil war • 1992 = Chapultepec Peace Accords ends civil war

  10. Panama • 1980’s = U.S. & Panama relations strained (drugs) • 1989 = U.S. Invasion of Panama • 1990’s = moves to democracy • 1999 = U.S. turns over control of Panama Canal • 2000’s = war on drugs; economic investments • 1940’s-1950’s = a republic • 1950’s = military challenges govt. • 1964 = Martyrs’ Day riots • 1968 = military coup; Omar Torrijosdictator • 1977 = Torrijos-Carter Treaty • 1981 = Torrijos dies; Manuel Noriega dictator • GDP (PPP) rank = 90th

  11. Cuba Cold War Battleground: 1961= Bay of Pigs Invasion 1962 = Cuban Missile Crisis 1962-63 = U.S. trade/travel embargo • 1960’s = Cuba aides communist revolutions • 1960’s-1980’s = economic and social problems • 1990’s = economic reforms • 2008 = Fidel Castro steps down; Raul Castro becomes president • GDP (PPP) rank = 63rd • 1940 = free elections; Fulgencio Batista president • 1944 = Batista looses • re-election • 1952 = bloodless coup; Batista dictator • 1956 = Cuban Revolution; Fidel Castro dictator

  12. Puerto Rico • 1950’s = Operation Bootstrap • 1950’s-60’s = economic growth • 1970’s-80’s = economy slows; people move to U.S. • 1993 & 1998 = vote to remain as commonwealth of U.S. • 2000’s = struggle to define political status • GDP (PPP) rank = n/a • 1947 = U.S. grants self govt. • 1948 = Luis Munoz • first governor • 1950 = constitution • 1952 = commonwealth of the United States

  13. Dominican Republic • 1965 = U.S. sends aide to prevent communism • 1966 = constitution; democracy spreads • 1970’s-80’s = political stability; economic growth • 1990’s = economic recession • 2000’s = poverty, immigration; democratic elections • GDP (PPP) rank = 73rd • 1930-61= dictatorship; Rafael Trujillo • 1950’s = economic issues • 1960 = OAS sanctions • 1961 = Trujillo killed • 1962 = Juan Bosch elected • 1963 = military coup

  14. Haiti • GDP (PPP) rank = 139th • 1930-46 = democracy • 1946 = military coup • 1950 = military coup • 1956 = general strike; leader resigns • 1970’s = economic & political decline/problems • 1980’s = Duvalier resigns, new election; military coup • 1990’s-2000’s = Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Rene Preval “circus” • 2010 earthquake kills est. 200,000 to 300,000 people • 1957 = Francois Duvalier (aka Papa Doc) president • 1960’s = authoritarian govt. • 1971 = Jean-Claude Duvalier • (aka Baby Doc) president

More Related