Latin america Flashcards

1
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What proportion of Mexican rural communities are located within hacienda boundaries by 1910?

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4/5

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How many hectares of untitled land were converted into private property in 1890s Mexico, what proportion of the country was this?

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39 million hectares, 1/3 of the country

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3
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When does Cardenas come to power?

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1934

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4
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How much land does Cardenas expropriate? How many families receive plots?

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20m hectares, 800,000 families receives shares

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5
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When was the Cristero Revolt?

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1926

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6
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When were the major rebellions in 20th century Bolivia? When was the revolution?

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Rebellions - 1899, 1927, 1947

Revolution - 1952

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7
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Who gains office in Peru on the back of promises for land reform? When was his land reform?

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Belaunde - land reforms 1963

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8
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What and when was Zapatas big manifesto?

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Plan de Ayala - 1911 - return of land as basis of social justice

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9
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What and when was Madero’s big declaration?

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Plan de San Luis Potosí - 1910 - no reelection for Diaz, call for elections

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10
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When was the Guatemalan revolution, who was the pres - what happened?

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1951 - Arbenz - downfall engineered by US

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11
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When were the Peruvian agrarian reforms? Led by who?

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1969 - Juan Velasco Alvarado

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12
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When was the constitutionalist victory in Mexican revolution?

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1915

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13
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How many acres of land did Obregon, Calles and Cardenas redistribute?

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Obregon - 3m acres
Calles - 8m acres
Cardenas - 50m acres

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14
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Which Bolivian president announced land reforms ending hacienda servitude? When was he brutally killed?

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Villaroel - reforms announced 1945 - death 1946 - uprisings 1947

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15
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When is the ayllu abolished in Bolivia?

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1874

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16
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What key laws fuel the land grab in late 19th century?

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1883 - executive can grant contracts to companies to locate and survey public land by which they would receive 1/3 of the land in question
1894 - ‘public’ defined as not clearly delineated by public titles regardless of occupancy - removes 2,500 hectare limit