HIST 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mexican Liberal Party, Mexican Miracle, Indigenismo
14 Jun 2017
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Augusto sandino (1895-1934: nicaraguan of peasant origin, 1920s & 30s - insurgency against us marines. Raza indo - hispana (indo-hispanic race: mobilized support throughout latin america, us places anastacio somoza in power executes sandino, later inspire sandinistas (1961-) After world war ii: democratization sweeps through latin america, 1944-46: social democracy spreads. Only 5 countries not operating under constitutional rule: political & economic rights extended to larger part of society, inspired by fdr"s four freedoms speech (speech/ worship/ from want/ from fear, but shift by 1947. Phase 4: cold war, 1946-80s: 1947-48: only 5 countries can be considered democratic, 1947: cia founded, containing soviet in uence, from support of democracy > support of stability. Phase 5: neoliberalism, 1980s: 1980s debt crisis in la. Invites imf (int"l monetary fund) intervention: third conquest , lower tariffs, bank deregulation, example: nafta (n. american free trade agreement) Signi cance of mexican revolution: first modern social revolution of 20th century, far-reaching,
