Individuals and Societies: South America

Question 1

Bolsonaro

Answer 1

the current president of Brazil, previous Army Captain in the Brazilian Regime

Question 2

Che

Answer 2

led the cuban revolution in 1953-1959

Question 3

Jose Mujica

Answer 3

the former farmer president of Uruguay

Question 4

Pinochet

Answer 4

The previous socialist dictator of Chile who led military coups that overthrew other countries.

Question 5

Caudillo

Answer 5

A military political leader

Question 6

Embargo

Answer 6

An official ban on trade or commercial activity with a country

Question 7

Operation condor

Answer 7

When the US caused thousands to disappear who where a part of the opposition.

Question 8

Nationalised

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Privatised

Answer 9

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

Question 10

GDP

Answer 10

Gross Domestic Product: how much money a country earns from goods in a year

Question 11

Inflation

Answer 11

the fall in the value of money

Question 12

Money Laundering

Answer 12

The process of concealing money which has been earned in an illegal manner. Often occurs in countries which suffer from corruption

Question 13

Corruption

Answer 13

dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.

Question 14

Union

Answer 14

the action of joining together or the fact of being joined together, especially in a political context.

Question 15

Simon Bolivar

Answer 15

Latin American leader which played a major role in the independence of several countries in South America

Question 16

Puppet Government

Answer 16

A government that is directed and put in by an outside authority.

Question 17

Operation Condor

Answer 17

When the US came into the south america and killed the opposition to limit the communistic power

Question 18

The good neighbor policy

Answer 18

The policy which was made to limit communisim, lead by the US

Question 19

sanctions

Answer 19

An official order to stop the trade with a country

Question 20

Coup

Answer 20

a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

Question 21

Impeach

Answer 21

call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).

Question 22

Capitalism vs Communism in south america

Answer 22

Due to the good neighbor policy south america never reached communism and today are in the more captalistic spectrum as they are socialistic today.

Question 23

Napoleon messed up South America

Answer 23

Since spain and portugal owned south america then when Napoleon counquered them then spain and portuagal lost their ties to SA

Question 24

Treaty of Tordesillas

Answer 24

An agreement that spain and portuagal made to choose who got what side of the world.

Question 25

Francisco Pizarro

Answer 25

Killed atahualpa

Question 26

Capitalism vs Communism in South America

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

Atahualpa

Answer 27

The last emperor of the Incan civilisation

Question 28

Plato and the cave

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Buenos Aires and the Rio de plata and jesuites

Answer 29

Jesuites were trying to christianize South America, and the first place they made their move was in Buenos Aires, however they revolted

Question 30

Nietzsche and the Ubermensch

Answer 30

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.

Question 31

Machiavelli and the prince

Answer 31

was for monarchy and how to maintain power, basically the opposite of Marx

Question 32

Classicism

Answer 32

philosophy is what runs the world, plato

Question 33

Empiricism

Answer 33

theory of being scientific and asking questions

Question 34

Romanticism

Answer 34

Emotions are expressed

Question 35

Transcendentalism

Answer 35

Everybody is free

Question 36

Realism

Answer 36

the real world is harsh

Question 37

Post-modernism

Answer 37

Not caring, everything is a mess

Question 38

Existentialism

Answer 38

there is no purpose anymore

Question 39

Puritanism

Answer 39

god is the answer