Chapter 32 key terms Flashcards

24042165	PRI	Party of the Institutionalized Revolution, dominated Mexico	0
24042166	NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement, Non-tariff policy between U.S and Mexico	1
24042167	Juan Jose Arevalo	Elected president of Guatemala, attempts of reform brought him into conflict with the United Fruit Company	2
24042168	United Fruit Company	U.S. corporation that controlled the banana trade in much of Latin America	3
24042169	Fulgencio Batista	Authoritarian ruler of Cuba until overthrown by Castro	4
24042170	Fidel Castro	Communist dictator of Cuba, heavily supported by Soviet regime	5
24042171	"Che" Guevara	Militant Argentine revolutionary who assisted Castro in Cuba	6
24042172	Liberation Theology	A combination of Catholic theology and socialism, promoted in Latin America by some clergy	7
24042173	Salvador Allende	Socialist leader of Chile, the CIA opposed him	8
24042174	Sandinista party	Leftist political group in Nicaragua backed by the USSR	9
24042175	Banana Republics	Term used to describe Latin America nations with corrupt governments	10
24042176	Good Neighbor Policy	US policy toward Latin America, promised less interventionaL	11
24042177	Alliance for Progress	US policy toward Latin America, promised economic aid	12
24042178	Gabriel Garcia Marquez	A Latin America writer rejecting traditional form as unsuitable	13