Term words quiz 2

• Roosevelt Corollary


  Addition to the Monroe Doctrine asserting America's right to intervene in Latin American affairs
• Luis Drago


  Argentine foreign minister who argued against the forcible collection of debts (doctrine)
• Customs Receivership


  An agreement whereby one nation takes over the collection of another nation's customs and exercises some control over that nation's expenditures of customs receipts, thus limiting the autonomy of the nation in receivership
• Platt Amendment


  Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba got into trouble
• Malvinas War


  War between Argentinian and British forces for the control of the Falkland Islands
• "Dirty" War


  War waged by the Argentine military (1976-1982) against leftist groups. Characterized by the use of illegal imprisonment, torture, and executions by the military.
• Isabel Martinez de Peron


  First woman president of Argentina, sworn into office after the death of her husband
• People's Revolutionary Army


  Argentinian communist group who adopted Maoist principles. Adopted guerrilla warfare after Che Guevara the leader of the (ERP) fought alongside Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution. They used government kidnappings and assassinations to procure millions in ransom and secure urban and rural footholds. In 1973the Argentinian government continued with the"Dirty war" assassinating all who were or suspected of being left wing terrorist or supporters.
• montoneros


  Group in Argentina who wanted to emulate what Castro had done in Cuba; wanted to establish a left wing socialist/communist society and expel American exploiters. Also known as People's Revolutionary Army
• Arturo Frondizi


  Democratically elected President of Argentina; 1958-1962
• Eva Peron Foundation


  a charitable foundation started by Eva Peron, worked on initiatives for social reform (public health)
• Maria Eva Duarte de Peron


  first wife of Juan Peron, therefore the first lady of Argentina from 1946 until 1952.
• Imperial Preference System


  Economic system meant to prioritize domestic goods, where high tarifs are imposed on foreign goods
• Concordia Alliance
• Hipolito Yrigoyen


  president over argentina with universal suffereage. has support of middle class and argentina benefits from WWI neutralization. effects of depression erode ability to deliver on promises and the middle class and upper class crash because the middle class is insecure about their position in society. The middle class is the first to lose everything because they are trying to be upper class. The upper class breaks alliance and allies with army. Yrigoyen is disposed because he is trying to take property with no democracy.
• Lazaro Cardenas


  President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940; responsible for redistribution of land, primarily to create ejidos, or communal farms; also began program of primary and rural education.
• Emiliano Zapata


  Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms, fought in Southern Mexico, considered a radical
• Porifirio Diaz


  The President of Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 to 1911, and one of the most controversial figures of the country. Overthrown by popular leader Francisco Modero
• Francisco Madero


  Early leader in the Mexican Revolution; in 1911 became president of Mexico; wanted land ownership and free, honest elections, two years later he was murdered, led to power struggles
• Francisco Villa


  A popular leader during the Mexican Revolution. An outlaw in his youth, when the revolution started, he formed a cavalry army in the north of Mexico and fought for the rights of the landless in collaboration with Emiliano Zapata.
• Constitution of 1917


  The document established by the Mexican Revolution that continues to regulate Mexico's political regime
• Woodrow Wilson


  28th president of the United States, incredibly disliked in Latin America
• "Dollar" Diplomacy


  Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• William Howard Taft


  27th president of the U.S.; he angered progressives by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff; he lost Roosevelt's support and was defeated for a second term.
• "Big Stick"


  Roosevelt's philosophy - In international affairs, ask first but bring along a big army to help convince them. Threaten to use force, act as international policemen
• Theodore Roosevelt


  1858-1919. 26th President. Increased size of Navy, "Great White Fleet". Added Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine. "Big Stick" policy
• USS Maine


  U.S. Battleship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898; Evidence suggests an internal explosion, however Spanish military was framed by Yellow Journalism; The incident was a catalyst for the Spanish American War
• William McKinley


  25th president responsible for Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and the Annexation of Hawaii, imperialism. Is assassinated by an anarchist
• Spanish-American War


  In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence (only to not give them independence)
• Gunboat Diplomacy


  The use or threat of military force to coerce a government into economic or political agreements.