Latin America in the 20 th Century Chapter 32
Mexico: Revolution : Diaz’s repressive dictatorship Export economy w/ elite land ownership Foreign control spreads nationalism : Civil War & Revolution Turmoil as Villa & Zapata push for peasant- based reforms: land reform Only modern warfare allowed Obregon to end dispute amidst widespread devastation
Mexico: Revolutionary Aftermath Constitution of 1917 Secular Redistribution of land Education Party of Institutionalized Revolution (PRI) One-party rule & stability Economic growth rather than social justice Multi-party democracy & NAFTA today
Political & Economic Change Nationalism from economic dependence 1920s & 1930s – liberal ideals challenged by authoritarianism 1950s & 1960s – Cold War brings communism to region 1960s & 1970s – military dictators oust communists 1980s – democracy ~All with heavy U.S. involvement
1920s & 1930s Liberal democracies dominated by elites Depression, intellectuals, universities call for radical change Art reacts to Western failing w/ indigenism
Brazil Authoritarianism echoes Europe’s interest in Fascism Vargas Industrialization & Political repression WWII – side with Allies leading to democracy
1950s & 1960s Governments swing toward communism Cold War brings foreign involvement Guatemala Nationalizing United Fruit prompts CIA coup
Cuba Castro reactions to U.S. influence Communism = Failed economic policies Successful social programs Che Guevara exports communist ideology
1960s & 1970s Conservatives & U.S. counter communism w/ military rule Political & economic stability w/o human rights
1980s Democracy U.S. wins Cold War Military regimes lack success Communist sympathies remain
Societies in Search of Change Catholicism Indigenous equality Women Legal equality but lagging social progress Urbanization
Global Connections Independent & democratic …but problems remain… Yielding middle position b/t developed & developing world