LATAM History: Democracy Returns and Neoliberalism

Put these events in order (from oldest to most recent):

A. Democracies return to Latin America

B. Cuban Revolution

C. Operation Condor

• C, B, A

• C, A, B

• B, C, A

• B, A, C

What is one cause for the end of dictatorships and the beginning of democracies in Latin America?

• People wanted to get rid of neoliberalism and become more communist.

• There was international pressure due to human rights violations

• People were moving from cities to the countrysides and wanted improvements in agriculture.

Around what time did many Latin American countries return to democracy?

• 1940s

• 1960s

• 1980s

• 2000s

What is the best definition of neoliberalism?

• Extreme free market competition and very little government regulation

• Extreme government regulation and very little free market competition

• More free market competition and less government regulation

• More government regulation and less free market competition

Which of the following is a policy that neoliberalism would support?

• Government controls fewer services

• More government regulations on the economy

• Higher tariffs and taxes on international trade

• More environmental protections from the government

The neoliberal _______________ in Latin America led to increased ____________, a drop in real _____________, an increase in _______________ and _______________ inflation.

• formulas, rich, dollar, work, stable

• ideas, inequality, capital, state, greater

• policies, poverty, salaries, unemployment, growing

• theories, investment, oil, employment, lower

Do you think that Ecuador should follow more neoliberal policies? Why or why not? (2-3 sentences)