AP World History Chapter 32 Flashcards

154117751	Third World	Also known as developing nationsl nations outside the capatalist industrial nations of the first world and the industrilized cmmunist nations of the second world; generally less economically powerful, but with varied economies	0
154117752	PRI	...	1
154117753	Zapatistas	Guerilla movement named in honor of Emiliano Zapata; originated in 1994 in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas; government responded with a combination of repression and negotiation.	2
154117754	Arevalo Jose	Elected president of Guatemala in 1944; began series of Socialist reforms including land reform; Nationalist program directed against foreign-owned companies such as United Fruit Company.	3
154117755	United Fruit Company	...	4
154117756	Fulgencio Batista	Dictator of Cuba from 1934 to 1944; returned to presidency in 1952; ousted from government by revolution led by Fidel Castro. (p 785)	5
154117757	Castro Fidel	Cuban revolutionary; overthrew dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1958; initiated series of reforms to establish Socialist reforms; came to depend almost exclusively on USSR.	6
154117758	Ernesto "Che" Guevara	Argentine revolutionary; aided Fidel Castro in overthrow of Fulgencio Batista; died while directing guerrilla movement in Bolivia in 1967. (p 785)	7
154117759	Liberation Theology	Combined Catholic theology and Socialist principles in effort to bring about improved conditions for the poor in Latin America (20th century).	8
154117760	Allende Salvador	President of Chile; nationalized industries and banks; sponsored peasant and worker expropriations of lands and foreign-owned factories; overthrown in 1973 by revolt of Chilean military with the support of the United States.	9
154117761	Sandinista Party	Nicaraguan socialist movement named after Augusto Sandino; successfully carried out a socialist revolution in Nicaragua during the 1980's	10
154117762	Augusto Sandino	...	11
154117763	Banana Republics	Term given to governments supported or created by the United States in Central America; believed to be either corrupt or subservient to U.S. interests.	12
154117764	Good Neighbor Policy	Established by Franklin D. Roosevelt for dealing with Latin America in 1933; intended to halt direct intervention in Latin American politics.	13
154117765	Alliance for Progress	Begun in 1961 by the United States to develop Latin America as an alternative to radical political solutions; enjoyed only limited success; failure of development programs led to renewal of direct intervention	14