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Latin America Review #2 Flashcards

To understand what happened in all the wars in Latin America

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Mexican American War

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1846-48- the US took Southwestern states from Mexico

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Spanish American War

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1898- the US fought for Cuban independence from Spain; Cuba fell under US influence

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Panama Canal

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1903- the US orchestrated Panama’s independence from Columbia in order to build the canal; the canal is now owned by Panama

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Cold War

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The US supported right-wing (conservatives ) and military against communist left-wing (Cuba, Nicaragua, El Salvador, etc

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War on Drugs

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US demand for drugs fueled the rise of drug cartels, which the US helped the government in Columbia and Mecixo battle

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NAFTA

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North American Free Trade Agreement between the US, Canda, Mexico

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Cuba before Castro

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US business and mafia thrived under dictator Fulgencio Batista

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Fidel Castro

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Young Cuban lawyer/ revolutionary who took over in 1959; gave power to his brother Raul in 2008

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