Chapter 22-Enlightenment and Revolution-Guided Notes



Chapter 35-Struggles for Democracy

Section 1-Democracy {Case Study: Latin American Democracies}

Case Study: Brazil

Dictators and Democracy (pg. 1034-1036)

|Dictators and Democracy |Kubitschek’s Ambitious Program |

|Following ______________________ dictatorship in the 1930’s the next three elected |__________________________ (Pres. From 1956 to 1961) continued the developed |

|presidents tried to steer Brazil towards __________________. |Brazil’s economy by encouraging _______ _______________ and built a new capital |

| |city called ____________ |

| |However _______________ and inflation soared |

| | |

|Kubitschek’s Ambitious Program |Military Dictators |The Road to Democracy |

|-Land Reform- |-Standard of Living- |Recession- |

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| |There was a decline in Brazil’s standard of living |Brazil’s economy was hit with a recession during the |

| |during the late 1960’s early 1970’s |1980’s |

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Case Study: Mexico

One-Party Rule (pg. 1036-1038)

|The Beginning of One-Party Domination |The Party Becomes the PRI |

| Following the Mexican Revolution the government passed the Constitution of 1917 | Mexico’s main political party changed it’s name to the __________________ |

|This outlined _________________ and promised _________________ |_______________________ (PRI) in 1946 |

| |It was the main stabilizing force for the next ______ years |

|From 1934 to 1940 President Lázaro Cárdenas tried to improve the lives of peasants and | |

|workers by carrying out _______ reform, promoting _________ reform, nationalizing the |Although Mexico’s economy began to develop rapidly there was still several pressing |

|_____________ ________ industry |issues |

| |Lack of _______, _________, and _________________ led to high interest payments |

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-

– NAFTA removed trade barriers between the ________________, Canada and ______________

• Mexican’s ended _____ years of PRI rule by electing ____________________ president

– He advocated reform of the ____________, rooting out ______________ ending the rebellion in ______________, and opening Mexico’s economy to __________________________.

Case Study: Argentina

Political and Economic Disorder (pg. 1038-1039)

|Perón Rules Argentina |

| Argentina was a industrial nation with a large population that |1946 ________________ an army officer won the presidency and established a ________________ |

|struggled to form a __________________ |With his wife Eva they created a welfare state |

|Major producer of ________ and _______ |Plenty of _________ programs but limited ____________ |

| |Following Eva’s death in 1955 the ____________ and the ___________ church removed him from power |

|Repression in Argentina |Democracy and Economy- |

|1976 a brutal dictatorship emerged and political rivals were hunted down |1983 ________________ was elected president in Argentina’s first free election in 37 |

|By the early 1980’s thousands had ____________, been _______________ and killed by |years |

|their own ______________ |He worked to rebuild democracy and the ______________ |

• A Growing Crisis-

– December 2001 the _________________________ (IMF) refused to give Argentina ___________________.

– By 2002, Argentina had an unemployment rate of _____% and defaulted on an $_________ dollar debt devaluing its currency

• Following ____________________’s election as president and a re-working of the debt Argentina paid it the IMF in ___________.

Chapter 35-Struggles for Democracy

Section 1-Democracy {Case Study: Latin American Democracies}

Case Study: Brazil

Dictators and Democracy (pg. 1034-1036)

|Dictators and Democracy |Kubitschek’s Ambitious Program |

|Following Getulio Vargas’ dictatorship in the 1930’s the next three elected presidents |Juscelino Kubitschek (pres. From 1956 to 1961) continued the developed Brazil’s |

|tried to steer Brazil towards democracy |economy by encouraging foreign development and built a new capital city called |

| |Brasilia |

| |However national debt and inflation soared |

| | |

|Kubitschek’s Ambitious Program |Military Dictators |The Road to Democracy |

|-Land Reform-Breaking up of large estates and distributing |-Standard of Living-Material comfort measured by the |Recession-Slowdown in the economy |

|the land amongst the peasants |amount of goods people have |Brazil’s economy was hit with a recession during the |

| |There was a decline in Brazil’s Standard of Living |1980’s |

| |during the late 1960’s early 70’s | |

| | | |

| | | |

Case Study: Mexico

One-Party Rule (pg. 1036-1038)

|The Beginning of One-Party Domination |The Party Becomes the PRI |

| Following the Mexican Revolution the government passed the Constitution of 1917 | Mexico’s main political party changed it’s name to the Institutional Revolutionary |

|This outlined democracy and promised new reforms |Party (PRI) in 1946 |

| |It was the main stabilizing force for the next 50 years |

|From 1934 to 1940 President Lázaro Cárdenas tried to improve the lives of peasants and | |

|workers by carrying out land reform, promoting labor reform, nationalizing the Mexican |Although Mexico’s economy began to develop rapidly there was still several pressing |

|oil industry |issues |

| |Lack of land, jobs, and foreign debt led to high interest payments |

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)-

– NAFTA removed trade barriers between the U.S. Canada and Mexico

• Mexican’s ended 71 years of PRI rule by electing Vicente Fox president

– He advocated reform of the police, rooting out political corruption ending the rebellion in Chiapas, and opening Mexico’s economy to free market forces

Case Study: Argentina

Political and Economic Disorder (pg. 1038-1039)

|Perón Rules Argentina |

| Argentina was a industrial nation with a large population that|1946 Juan Perón an army officer won the presidency and established a dictatorship |

|struggled to form a democracy |With his wife Eva they created a welfare state |

|Major producer of grain and beef |Plenty of social programs but limited freedom |

| |Following Eva’s death in 1955 the military and the Catholic church removed him from power |

|Repression in Argentina |Democracy and Economy- |

|1976 a brutal dictatorship emerged and political rivals were hunted down |1983 Raúl Alfonsín was elected president in Argentina’s first free election in 37 |

|By the early 1980’s thousands had disappeared, kidnapped and killed by their own |years |

|government |He worked to rebuild democracy and the economy |

• A Growing Crisis-

– December 2001 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) refused to give Argentina financial aid

– By 2002 Argentina had an unemployment rate of 24% and defaulted on an $132 billion dollar debt devaluing its currency

• Following Nestor Kirchner’s election as president and a re-working of the debt Argentina paid it the IMF in 2006

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