Class Assignment: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Latin America after Independence from Spain & Portugal
TASK #1
Directions:
Read the document below titled Latin America after Independence from Spain and Portugal.
There are nine [9] questions in this reading [these questions are in bold] which the author attempts to answer.
What will you do?
1. On a Word document:
* Type the "bolded" question
* Answer the same nine questions as the author by paraphrasing his answer in your own
words.
2. After you have completed this task, type the following question and answer it in your
own words in 10 or more sentences:
"If democracy is a goal of the L.A. nations, what does a nation have to have in
order to achieve this goal?"
What do you do next?
Due: END of class on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
Points: 24
Directions:
Read the document below titled Latin America after Independence from Spain and Portugal.
There are nine [9] questions in this reading [these questions are in bold] which the author attempts to answer.
What will you do?
1. On a Word document:
* Type the "bolded" question
* Answer the same nine questions as the author by paraphrasing his answer in your own
words.
2. After you have completed this task, type the following question and answer it in your
own words in 10 or more sentences:
"If democracy is a goal of the L.A. nations, what does a nation have to have in
order to achieve this goal?"
What do you do next?
- Create a mini-page under the Unit III tab and title it "Problems of L.A. Nations after Independence." Be sure to change the picture to represent the title.
- Place your tab under the last tap, Independence Movements in LA.
- Upload as a document [be sure to check your grammar and spelling before this step!]
Due: END of class on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
Points: 24
Thursday, May 21, 2015
TASK #2
General Directions:
• Read the document below. Create a word document and answer the questions below completely. Be sure
to identify the question along with your answers.
• Upload your completed work as a document and place in on as "Task #2" on your previously created
subpage: L.A. after Independence from Spain and Portugal. Place it at the bottom of that page.
** Read EACH case Studies on Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
All will answer the following questions:
1. What role did the military play in shaping the economy of Brazil?
2. What were some of the positive benefits of one-party rule in Mexico?
3. What effect did the Falklands war have on the military government in Argentina?
4. Review the chart of Population Living in Poverty
[a] In which three countries of La tin America is the percentage of people living in poverty the
lowest?
[b] In which three countries i the poverty rate highest?
5. After reading this excerpt, in your opinion, has the military dictatorships in L.A. nations been bad or
good for the nations' growth? Explain your answer in two paragraphs [minimum].
While reading, define/explain each term or name below and write a sentence regarding its significance to the topic:
a. Brazilia
b. Land reform
c. Standard of living
d. Recession
e. PRI
f. NAFTA
g. Nationalization of an industry
h. Welfare state
Note: you will be using this information for TASK #3 - so, be thorough in your answers!
Due: Beginning of class on Friday, May 22nd, 2015
Points: 17 pts.