Ap World History Ch. 32 Flashcards

140883423	Third World	The developing nations and regions, including Latin America.	0
140883424	PRI	Party of the Industrialized Revolution. The political party in Mexico that dominated in the 20th century.	1
140883425	Zapatistas	Armed guerrilla movement in the Chiapas region of Mexico in the 1990s.	2
140883426	NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement. Non-tariff policy between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that began in the 1990s.	3
140883427	Juan Jose Arevalo	Elected president of Guatemala in the 1940s. His attempts at reform brought him into conflict with the United Fruit Company.	4
140883428	United Fruit Company	U.S. corporation that controlled the banana trade in much of Latin America. It was the largest foreign-based corporation in that region and it influenced political and social concerns.	5
140883429	Fulgencio Batista	Authoritarian ruler of Cuba until overthrown by Castro.	6
140883430	Fidel Castro	Communist dictator of Cuba since 1959. Backed up by Soviet regime. The Cuban Revolution he led inspired others to attempt similar models in Latin America.	7
140883431	"Che" Guevara	Militant Argentine revolutionary who assisted Castro in Cuba and was killed attempting a similar revolt in Bolivia.	8
140883432	Liberation Theology	A combination of Catholic theology and socialism, promoted (but not employed) in Latin America by some clergy and fewer politicians.	9
140883433	Salvador Allende	Socialist leader of Chile; overthrown by military junta in 1973.	10
140883434	Sandinista party	Leftist political group in Nicaragua backed by the U.S.S.R. Ousted in elections in 1990.	11
140883435	Augusto Sandino	Led resistance against U.S. influence in Nicaragua in the 1930s.	12
140883436	Banana republics	Term used to describe Latin American nations with corrupt governments.	13
140883437	Good Neighbor Policy	U.S. policy toward Latin America, begun in the 1930s, that promised less intervention.	14
140883438	Alliance for Progress	U.S. policy toward Latin America, begun in the 1960s, that promised economic aid.	15
140883439	Favelas	Brazilian term for shantytowns.	16
140883440	Borges and Marquez	writers rejecting traditional form as unsuitable for representing reality; turned to "magical realism."	17