INR 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 90: Latin American Integration Association, Machu Picchu, Fernando Lugo

• School: University of Florida
• Department: International Relations
• Course: INR 2001
• Professor: Laura E Sjoberg

Document Summary

Part one: intro to physical and cultural geography: political geography, population, languages. Part two: historical background: indigenous cultures, colonization. Colonial north and south america in 1750: independence movements. Part three: global politics and foreign policy: a few topics. Intervention in latin america by other states that would be regarded as a hostile act against the u. s: roosevelt corollary 1904. U. s. can use military force to keep other powers out: fdr good neighbor policy 1933. Attack on one is an attack on all: cold war intervention, economic relations, rise of military authoritarian regimes. Oligarchic power, high inequality and suppressed working and middle class. Military important part of society and a historic means of getting read of unpopular civilian leadership. During cold war these regimes were openly anti-communist and received the support from u. s. and other western powers. South america: ecuador, 1963-1966 and 1972-1978, brazil, 1964-1985, bolivia, 1964-1985, argentina, 1966-1973 and 1976-1983, peru, 1968-1980, chile, 1973-1990, uruguay, 1973-1984.