Countries And Their Revolutions Flashcards
what happened during the Haitian revolution?
was the overthrow of the French regime in Haiti by haitians/afro-haitians who had been enslaved by the French and the establishment of an independent country founded and governed by former slaves
what is the cycle of indebtedness? (haiti)
- france demanded reparations for them to leave
- forced Haitians to pay they $150 frances (their currency)
- in fear of going to war again they agreed
- has caused cycle of indebtedness within the country
what was haitian colonialism?
Haiti was the French colony of Saint-Domingue
what happened during the cuban revolution?
the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista’s regime by the 26th of July Movement and the establishment of a new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro in 1959.
what happened in cuba the year after the revolution?
1960: start of US embargo on cuba (full economic and travel ban)
what was the water war in bolivia?
(The Cochabamba Water War) was a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba between December 1999 and April 2000 in response to the privatization of the city’s municipal water supply company SEMAPA
what is CAFTA-DR?
the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement is a free trade agreement that strengthens workers’ rights and conditions in the region, through enforcement of labor protections to which its workers are entitled under countries’ national laws.
what are blue zones?
regions in the world where people are claimed to live, or have recently lived, longer than average
what is an agricultural subsidy?
a government incentive paid to agricultural organizations and farms to supplement their income, manage the supply of agricultural commodities, and influence the cost and supply of such commodities
State Policy for Costa Rican Agri-food Sector and Rural Development 2010-2021?
subsidies for tico farmers rather than eliminating agricultural tariffs
cuba’s health care model?
health care is free for all!
- cuba exports doctors to countries around the world
what is ELAM (cuba)?
escuela latinamericana de medicina : free medical school to students around the world
- have to work in cuba for two years
- cuban citizens have to work elsewhere for two years
national services of medicine in Cuba?
neighborhood/community clinics
