DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA By: Nicole & Bri. DEMOCRACY AS A GOAL Establishing democracy takes years to acquire A firm belief in rights of individuals,

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DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA By: Nicole & Bri

DEMOCRACY AS A GOAL Establishing democracy takes years to acquire A firm belief in rights of individuals, rule by law prevents leaders from abusing power, and a sense of nationalism Parts of democracy – Free elections – Citizen participation – Majority rule and minority rights – Constitutional government

BRAZIL  1822: Independence from Portugal  Becomes a monarchy until becomes republican  1930’s: Getulio Vargas became dictator  Promoted economic growth – Brazil became modern industrial nation

BRAZIL (CONTINUED)  : Juscelino Kubitschek governed and encouraged foreign investment  Built a new capital city – Brasília  Inflation  Land reform – breaking up large estates and distributing that land among the peasants

BRAZIL’S MILITARY DICTATORS  Two decades: military leaders ruled Brazil  Government froze wages and cut back on social programs Caused the standard of living to decline  Opposition to military rule continued to rise

BRAZIL: THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY  A Recession – slowdown in the economy; was on Brazil  Started to allow direct elections of local state and national officials  1985: a new president, José Sarney, inherited the country’s problems

MEXICO One party rule One party rule – one political party controls everything : Mexico selected generals as president Created National Revolutionary Party (PNR) (Parido Nacional Revolucionario) : President Lázaro Cárdenas tried to improve life for peasants and worker

(MEXICO)PRI PRI PRI – Institutional Revolutionary Party Main political party changed its name to PRI in 1946 Imperfect democracy Mexican economy quickly developed but still suffered (debt)

(MEXICO)PRI LOSES CONTROL  Opposing parties challenged PRI in national elections  Mexico signed NAFTA; removed trade barriers through Mexico, United States, and Canada  2000: voters ended 71 years of PRI rule by electing Vincent Fox Reformed government, eliminating corruption

ARGENTINA  1946 – Argentine workers supported Juan Perón, who won presidency and established a dictatorship Wife: Eva Perón  1952 – Eva died  1955 – Perón exiled

REPRESSION IN ARGENTINA MMilitary controlled argentine politics 11973 – Perón returns 11976 – generals seize power – dictatorship 11983 – Argentines selected Raúl Alfonsín

REPRESSION (CONTINUED)  International monetary fund refused to provide financial aid – major debt  Nestor Kirchner is president – repays debt

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