GEOG 130 Study Guide - Final Guide: Institutional Revolutionary Party, National Action Party (Mexico), International Finance Corporation
15 Feb 2016
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What is democracy: democracy is a system of government in which the majority of the people rule but the rights of the minority are protected. 1: the rule of law: the government operates under the law and individuals and minorities are protected. In december 23, 1972, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6. 2 struck the capital city of managua, leaving 10,000 people dead and the city destroyed (leonard, 1987, p. 2). International aid poured into the county however, somoza and his friends took the opportunity to steal millions of dollars in aid. It brought international attention and helped unite the opposition against the somoza regime. Imposed sanctions: imposed embargos in the case of the sandinista government in nicaragua. 4: fall of communism: soviet union could no longer be alternative for governments, foreign policy: for example, when president jimmy carter withdrew support from dictatorships from. Nicaragua, argentina, chile, panama, haiti, and the dominican republic help motivate change.
