March 21- March 23 Flashcards
1
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Marxism in Latin America
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-Marshall Eakin- most successful revolutionary movements marxist
2
Q
US influence in CUba
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- Cuba has long history of economic relationship with US- US controlled sugar industry
- US sends marine presence, backs military backed Batista
- Playground for US
3
Q
Castro
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- Affluent, highly educated
- INspired by Marti
- Planned failed assault on Mocanda Army barracks in Santiago
- HIstory will absolve me- cuban duty, human rights, - from prison
4
Q
Guevara
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- Travelled Latin America
- Crucial to Castro
- Anti-US sentiments
5
Q
Build up to revolution
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Anti-Batista in Havana
- Guerilla army forming in mountains
- Army poorly managed, guerillas gaining power along mountainside and cities
- Batista exiled, Castro takes Havana
6
Q
Castro Regime
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- Anti US pro socialist
- Violence against dissidence
- Failed US bay of pigs by JFK, Castro strengthened
- Cuban missile crisis- removal of missiles by Russia after ocnflict between US and USSR
- Complete control of systems, army revolutionary
- Removes foreign businesses and upper class assets
- Sugar export to USSR
- Goal to spread across Latin America, supported other leftist revolutions
- Modeled CUba after USSR, dependent on USSR for resources
- Cuba screwed after fall of USSR
- Populist tactics to stay in power
7
Q
Life on the hyphen
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- Gustavo Perez Firmat
- Cuban immigrants to the US- not American or Cuban
8
Q
Challenges to modernization
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- Political and economic turmoil
- Lack of economic diversification
- Poverty, wealth inequality
- Foreign debt, inflation
- Huge population spike
9
Q
Shift of economic policy
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- Industrialism in urban areas
- State intervention in industrialization, nationalist agenda
10
Q
Mid century brazil
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- Huge population growth
- Kubitschek vital to growth- national development council
- Huge industrial growth in 50s
- Steel, electric, communication, transportation- domestic production of goods
11
Q
Brasilia
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Advisor to Pedro I (Bonifacio) imagined plan, did not happen until later
-Fifty years of prosperity in five plan
-Kubitschek modernization regime
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12
Q
Oscar Niemeyer
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Architect- New capital, represent brazil, finding new solution that attracts attention
13
Q
Modernism
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- After WWII
- Swelling urban growth social needs
- Zoned areas of function
- Open space, social living
14
Q
Brasilia challenges
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- City plan assumes car access
- Planned for not enough people
- Satellite cities emerge- a lot of poverty
- FInanced by deficit spending- inflation
- ISI model at breaking point, Brazil not austerity
15
Q
Transition to dictatorship
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- Collapse of Kubitschek in 1964, followed by many other LA countries
- Boom in economy under dictatorship, pushed capitalism, while strong state control
- Brazilian Bust- collapse of economy
