Chapter 32 GSPRITE Notes

Social           

Guatemalan reforms of Jose Arevelo

Castro’s reforms for Cuba

Military Officers in Latin American (how do they see themselves)

Latin American population- since 1950 it has doubled

Problems faced by Latin America

Political

Political institutions remain unchanged (dictatorships)

CIA in Guatemala

Fidel Castro

26^th of July Movement

Ernesto Che Guevara

New Cuban Government-Type of Gov’t?  Received support from who?

Tactics used by military governments in Latin America

Invasion of Panama

Religious

Dominate religion is Roman Catholic

Intellectual/ Technology

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd World

Where can we find communism today?

“Banana Republics”

“Good Neighbor Policy”

Containment of Communism-How does it affect Latin America?

Economy

United Fruit Company

Percentage of imports Cuba received from U.S. before embargo=3/4