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What countries and regions are included in Latin America?
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Latin America comprises South America, Central America including Mexico, and Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola. Hispaniola is divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
How did independence in Latin America differ between Brazil and most other states?
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Brazil gained independence from Portugal, while most other Latin American states gained independence from Spain. This happened in the early nineteenth century.
What were the major common problems faced by Latin American countries after independence?
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The region faced industrial and agricultural underdevelopment, poverty, illiteracy, unstable political systems, coups, revolutions, and assassinations. Progress was slow and uneven, and many economies…
What is the significance of the Organization of American States (OAS)?
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The OAS is an international organization founded in 1948 to promote inter-American cooperation and settle disputes among American states.
Why were Latin American economies vulnerable in the twentieth century?
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Many countries depended on one or a few export commodities such as copper, sugar, tobacco, or tin. When world prices fell, government revenue and economic stability were badly affected.
What is meant by the term 'favelas' in the Latin American context?
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Favelas were shanty towns around Latin American cities, especially in Brazil. They grew because people moved to cities faster than jobs, housing, and basic services could be provided.
How did the USA try to influence Latin America after the Second World War?
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The USA used economic aid, loans, political pressure, and military intervention to support governments it considered acceptable and to remove governments it considered 'suspect'. It often acted agains…
Name the countries where US intervention to remove 'suspect' governments took place.
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US interventions took place in Guatemala, Cuba, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Nicaragua, Panama, and Haiti.
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