Individuals and Societies: South America Flashcards
Bolsonaro
the current president of Brazil, previous Army Captain in the Brazilian Regime
Che
led the cuban revolution in 1953-1959
Jose Mujica
the former farmer president of Uruguay
Pinochet
The previous socialist dictator of Chile who led military coups that overthrew other countries.
Caudillo
A military political leader
Embargo
An official ban on trade or commercial activity with a country
Operation condor
When the US caused thousands to disappear who where a part of the opposition.
Nationalised
When the companies within the country are all state owned.
For example: if I discover oil the state will take over and I am not able to create my own company out of it
Privatised
When the companies within a country are privat.
For example: if I discover oil then I can form my own company out of it and profit from it
GDP
Gross Domestic Product: how much money a country earns from goods in a year
Inflation
the fall in the value of money
Money Laundering
The process of concealing money which has been earned in an illegal manner. Often occurs in countries which suffer from corruption
Corruption
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
Union
the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.
Simon Bolivar
Latin American leader which played a major role in the independence of several countries in South America
Puppet Government
A government that is directed and put in by an outside authority.
Operation Condor
When the US came into the south america and killed the opposition to limit the communistic power
The good neighbor policy
The policy which was made to limit communisim, lead by the US
sanctions
An official order to stop the trade with a country
Coup
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
Impeach
call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).
Capitalism vs Communism in south america
Due to the good neighbor policy south america never reached communism and today are in the more captalistic spectrum as they are socialistic today.
Napoleon messed up South America
Since spain and portugal owned south america then when Napoleon counquered them then spain and portuagal lost their ties to SA
Treaty of Tordesillas
An agreement that spain and portuagal made to choose who got what side of the world.
Francisco Pizarro
Killed atahualpa
Capitalism vs Communism in South America
As Che was starting to create a revolution he managed to turn Cuba communistic which was new due to the countries kept capitalism. On this journey he also managed to get close to make other countries communistic. As the US catched on to this they introduced military troops to the scene. This is why most countries are capitalistic today in South America.
Atahualpa
The last emperor of the Incan civilisation
Plato and the cave
we are all trapped in a cave and we are only seeing the shadows of the real world and once somebody sees the real world we dont believe or agree with what he is saying because we are so used to what we are conditioned to believe. written by plato
Buenos Aires and the Rio de plata and jesuites
Jesuites were trying to christianize South America, and the first place they made their move was in Buenos Aires, however they revolted
Nietzsche and the Ubermensch
a philosopher that believed in that evolution has not stopped and it is our duty to choose why we evolve to become. A physiologically strong person who justifies the existence of humanity.
Machiavelli and the prince
was for monarchy and how to maintain power, basically the opposite of Marx
Classicism
philosophy is what runs the world, plato
Empiricism
theory of being scientific and asking questions
Romanticism
Emotions are expressed
Transcendentalism
Everybody is free
Realism
the real world is harsh
Post-modernism
Not caring, everything is a mess
Existentialism
there is no purpose anymore
Puritanism
god is the answer
