Guatemala: Impact of Alliance for Progress & Liberation Theology

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Liberation Theology and Alliance for Progress in Honduras

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Alliance for Progress and Liberation Theology in Brazil

Presentation Documents

The Cold War

From the IB Syllabus, material for detailed study:

10. The Cold War and the Americas 1945-1981
This section focuses on the development and impact of the Cold War on the region. Most of the second
half of the 20th century was dominated by the global conflict of the Cold War. Within the Americas, some
countries were closely allied to the United States and some took sides reluctantly. Many remained neutral
or sought to avoid involvement in Cold War struggles. A few, influenced by the Cuban Revolution, instituted
socialist governments. No nation, however, escaped the pressures of the Cold War, which had a significant
impact on the domestic and foreign policies of the countries of the region.
• Truman: containment and its implications for the Americas; the rise of McCarthyism and its effects on
domestic and foreign policies of the United States; the Cold War and its impact on society and culture
• Korean War and the United States and the Americas: reasons for participation; military developments;
diplomatic and political outcomes
• Eisenhower and Dulles: New Look and its application; characteristics and reasons for the policy;
repercussions for the region
• United States’ involvement in Vietnam: the reasons for, and nature of, the involvement at different
stages; domestic effects and the end of the war
• United States’ foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter: the characteristics of, and reasons for, policies;
implications for the region: Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress; Nixon’s covert operations and Chile;
Carter’s quest for human rights and the Panama Canal Treaty
• Cold War in either Canada or one Latin American country: reasons for foreign and domestic policies
and their implementation

Definition of Collective Bargaining

It is a process of negotiations between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions

The Great Depression

7. The Great Depression and the Americas 1929-39
This section focuses on the nature of the Depression as well as the different solutions adopted by
governments in the region and the impact on these societies. The Great Depression produced the most
serious economic collapse in the history of the Americas. It affected every country in the region and brought
about the need to rethink economic and political systems. The alternatives that were offered and the
adaptations that took place marked a watershed in political and economic development in many countries
in the region.
With respect to the last two bullets, a case study approach should be adopted, using one country from
the region as an example. The chosen country should be identified in the introduction to the examination
answers.
• The Great Depression: political and economic causes in the Americas
• Nature and efficacy of solutions in the United States: Hoover; Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal;
critics of the New Deal
• Canada: Mackenzie King and RB Bennett
• Latin America’s responses to the Depression: either G Vargas or the Concordancia in Argentina; Import
Substitution Industrialization (ISI) or any relevant case study of a Latin American country
• Impact of the Great Depression on society: African Americans, women, minorities
• The Great Depression and the arts: photography, the movie industry, the radio, literary currents

Test Question

Due on Tuesday, October 1:

How effective was the Mexican Revolution in achieving its goals?

Please cite your sources.