History of Chile Flashcards

1
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Doctrine prohibiting military intervention in Allende’s government

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Schneider Doctrine

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2
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Incident where Allende’s General Carlos Prats was goaded into shooting at a housewife

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Alejandrina Cox

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3
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Socialist President of Chile for Three Years

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Salvador Allende

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4
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Political alliance Allende was part of

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Popular Unity

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5
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Presidential Palace bombarded near the end of Allende’s term

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La Moneda

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6
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Network of telex machines used by Allende to run decentralized government decision making

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Project Cybersyn

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7
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Failed Coup against Allende by Robert Souper’s Tank Regiment

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Tanquetazo “Tank Putsch”

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8
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Paramiltary Group that organized Tanquetazo

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Patria y Libertad “Fatherland and Liberty”

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9
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Former President of Chile who lost in 1970 to Salvator Allende

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Jorge Alessandri

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10
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Father of Jorge who had the 1925 Chilean constitution drafted

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Arturo Alessandri

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11
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Current President of Chile (2020)

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Sebastian Pinera

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12
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Conservative Party of Pinera

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National Renewal Party

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13
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Socialist Chilean President who preceded Pinera

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Michelle Bachelet

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14
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Coalition Bachelet was part of

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Concertacion

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15
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Founding Father of Chile

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Bernardo O’Higgins

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16
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Battle in which O’Higgins was defeated by Royalist force

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Disaster at Rancagua

17
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Battle in which Jose de San Martin and O’Higgins defeated Royalists and won Chilean independence

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Battle of Chacabuco

18
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Three phases of Chilean Independence

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Patria Vieja (Old Fatherland), Reconquista, Patria Nueva (New Fatherland)

19
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Long Time Right Wing Dictator of Chile

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Augosto Pinochet

20
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Group of Economists brought in to assist Chile’s economy during Pinochet Era

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Chicago Boys

21
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Death squad that murdered socialist officials following Pinochet’s coup

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Caravan of Death

22
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Scandal in which Allende was revealed to have gotten a package of weapons from a certain country

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Cuban Packages Scandal

23
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Report detailing crimes of Pinochet

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Rettig Report

24
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Conquistador and first Royal Governor of Chile who was killed by the Mapuche

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Pedro de Valdivia

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Chilean Exile murdered by the DINA secret police via car bomb in DC
Orlando Letelier
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Widespread American operation to put in place right wing governments across Latin America
Operation Condor
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US backed president of Chile during the late 1880s whose disagreements with the Chilean Congress led to the 1891 Civil War
Jose Balmaceda
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Leader of the Chilean Royalists during the war of independence
Mariano Osorio
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Final battle of the Chilean war of independence
Battle of Maipu
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Christian Democrat President of Chile before Allende
Eduardo Frei