1. Do Now: copy Latin America Vocabulary into your notebooks

2. Import substitution – local manufacturers produce goods at home to replace imported goods Dirty war – period beginning in the late 1970s in Argentina during which the military arrested, tortured & killed thousands of people Indigenous – native to a country or region Sandinistas – group of revolutionaries that overthrew the Nicaraguan government in 1979 Contras – counterrevolutionary group in Nicaragua that opposed the Sandinistas Cartels – an association of businesspeople; used to refer to the criminal gangs that produce & smuggle drugs internationally

3. Each group will… analyze the information on 5 Latin American nations describe 1 example of Political & Economic changes that occurred in each nation using 15 words or less for each CountryPolitical Change Economic Change Argentina Guatemala Nicaragua Mexico Panama

4. CountryPolitical ChangeEconomic Change Argentina Guatemala Nicaragua Mexico Panama

5. Choose 1 problem that Latin American countries are facing & brainstorm some solutions to the problem…