Latin America Flashcards
Haciendos
Large plantations
Nationalization
government takeover of natural resources
The PRI
(Institutional Revolutionary Party) dominated Mexican politics for most
of the twentieth century
economic nationalism
emphasis on home control of the economy
Cultural nationalism
pride in one’s own culture
Good neighbor Policy
A policy established by Roosevelt to improve relations with Latin America by being respectful and avoiding interference in their affairs
African National Congress (ANC)
A South African political party and Black nationalist organization founded with the goal of maintaining and gaining political rights for “Coloureds” and
Black Africans.
Coloureds
persons of mixed race
Apartheid
a policy of rigid racial segregation
Pan-Africanism
a movement for African independence and global unity among Black people
Négritude movement
a literacy and cultural movement
Asia minor
A peninsula in Western Asia
Pan-Arabism
Arab nationalist movement promoting unity among Arab nations and people
Balfour Declaration
British attempt to win Jewish support
Porfirio Diaz
a dictator who dominated Mexico, developed natural resources and allowed landowners to buy countries land.
emiliano zapata
indian peasants farmer who led a revolt
venustiano carranza
Mexican president who approved the Constitution of 1917, wanted political reform but opposed social change
Lazaro Cardenas
President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940; responsible for redistribution of land, also began program of education.
Marcus Garvey
inspiring Jamaican leader, preached a forceful message of “africa for africans
ataturk
“Father of the Turks” who helped to create Republic of Turkey and wanted to modernize [westernize] Turkey as well as separate religion and government
Reza Khan
Ambitious army officer who overthrew the Shah
