Civil War Flashcards
How did the Salvadorean Civil War start?
Basically, it was income inequality, which was worsened when Salvador became a major producer of coffee. It was worsened becuase the 14 owners of the coffee plantations kept 95% of the money, but not the workers. They used this money to gain political power. The workers heard about communism and some communist actually made it to the goverment. This was shut down by anti-communist military goverment and took over the country. This military goverment took away the rights of the people ( after some voter fraud) and killed losts of communist people. They promised to change, but did not. This started the civil war.
How did the U.S. get involved with the Civil War?
They funded the military goverment and trained them.
Why did the U.S. get involved with the Civil War
To get rid of communism
Who are the Guerrillas?
Guerrillas refers to anti-military (communist) forces in Central American civil wars. Most guerrillas and thus most people killed by the military were peasants.
Mozote Massacre
El Mozote Massacre took place in and around the village of el Mozote in Morazán Department, El Salvador, on December 1981. Salvadoran Army killed more than 800 civilians, and 4 were children.
Oscar Romero
Asked the U.S. to stop funding the goverment becuase they were kiling the people. One month later, he was while he gave Mass for protesting
Why did the goverment turn on the Catholic Church? What hapenned?
They believed they were a front and a shelter for leftists. In one episode six priests along with their housekeeper and her daughter were murdered, and countless church workers were kidnapped, interrogated, and tortured.
Who else was at risk of murder?
Students, teachers, and anyone believed to be supportive of the guerrillas’ cause were at risk
What was worsened during the Civil War
unemployment, lack of access to health care and clean water, and general poverty consistently worsened.
What is the main issue in Salvador today?
Economic Disparities
Farabundo Marti
He started the Guerrillas group who peacefully protested the military led goverment before the C.W.
Maximillaino and Farabundo led which rebbelion
the peasant rebbelion before the C.W, and farabundo died.
Who are the FMLN
Farabundo Marty Liberation Front (named after farabundo)
