Part 1 Flashcards
What was Apartheid?
From what date to what date?
was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa
1948 - 1994
During Apartheid, who had rights?
Who didn’t?
whites (minority rule)
inhabitants of South Africa
Panama canal was built from _____ to ______.
1904 to 1914
The Panama canal joins what 2 oceans?
pacific and atlantic
The Treaty of Tordesillas was between what countries?
What year?
Spain and Portugal
1494
In the Treaty of Tordesillas, what newly discovered land would belong to Spain? Portugal?
Spain: west of imaginary line in Atlantic
Portugal: east of imaginary line in Atlantic
What did they call the Dirty War?
La guerra sucia
What happened to dissidents during the dirty war?
they were kidnapped, tortured, murdered, and their children were sold
The dirty war was sponsored by…
against…
sponsored by the state
against Argentine citizenry and left-wing guerrillas
Dirty war dates:
roughly 1976 to 1983
What are insurgent groups?
- used to describe a movement’s unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with the law of the land
- carries an implication that the rebels cause is illegitimate, whereas those rising up will see the authority itself as being illegitimate.
Maquiladoras are…
zones in northern Mexico with factories supplying manufactured goods to the US
The workers at the factories of the maquiladoras:
low wage
assemble imported components and/or raw materials and then export finished goods.
What are “ciudades perdidas”?
Factories that assemble imported, duty-free components and raw materials into finished industrial products in Mexico
Land-bridge
A strip of land connecting two continents.
