Do you think the resu lts achieved by the mothers of the disappeared were worth the risk of protesting against the government? Explain your answer.

What factors made possible a peaceful transition to democracy?

Why do you think Argentina's mil itary dictatorships cracked down on dissent?

Why did Liberation Theology become popular in Latin America?

How do you think the change in ba lance of trade has affected Mexico's economy?

What has happened to Mexico's balance of trade with the United States since NAFTA took effect?

What conditions in postwar Latin America made many countries politically unstable?

What fai lures caused the fa ll of dictators in Latin America?

"Ronald Reagan's campaigns against the leftist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua and the leftist . . . guerrillas in El Salvador took on all the characteristics of a holy crusade against communist forces in Central America. From the beginning of his first term, President Reagan sought to overthrow the Sandinistas, employing tactics that included economic sanctions, a campaign of public misinformation, support of rightist counterrevolutionary armies (the contras), and covert terrorist operations aided by the CIA."

What do you think the writer thinks of U.S. involvement in Nicaragua and El Salvador?

"Ronald Reagan's campaigns against the leftist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua and the leftist . . . guerrillas in El Salvador took on all the characteristics of a holy crusade against communist forces in Central America. From the beginning of his first term, President Reagan sought to overthrow the Sandinistas, employing tactics that included economic sanctions, a campaign of public misinformation, support of rightist counterrevolutionary armies (the contras), and covert terrorist operations aided by the CIA."

Which words or phrases suggest the writer might have a bias one way or another?

Do you think the Kikuyu people had a right to the land the white farmers owned? Why or why not?

What were two causes of economic trouble in Brazil during the military dictatorship?

What major effect did the Falklands War have on Argentina?

What was one cause and one effect of the 1973 coup in Chile?