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What were Central American governments set up by the U.S. called (also called puppet governments)?
Banana Republics
Who was the leader of the Cuban Revolution who turned the country Communist in 1959?
Fidel Castro
What was the name of the free trade agreement reached between the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 1994?
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
What is the "interconnectedness" of all parts of the world, including economics, politics, communications, and culture called?
Globalization
What group led the Chiapas Rebellion?
Zapatista National Liberation Army
What "brutal dictator" ousted Chile's Salvador Allende and held power until the 1980s?
General Augusto Pinochet
Why has violence continued to escalate in Columbia (who has encouraged violence)?
the drug cartels
What two policies characterized Brazil in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s?
a return to republicanism and efforts to deal with inflation
What was the name of the "brutal and repressive" president of Cuba who was in power in 1954 when Fidel Castro led a revolution against the government?
Fulgencio Batista
Why did the United States and the United Nations have to intervene in Haiti's political affairs in the 1990s?
the legally elected president, Jean-Betrand Aristide, was ousted by a military coup
What was the system of separation of the race called which was established in South Africa during the late 20th century?
Apartheid
What two organizations are examples of African nations joining together to form cooperative economic and political systems?
The Organization for African Unity (OAU) and the African Economic Community
What disease continues to devastate African countries, causing millions of deaths?
HIV/AIDS
Who led the terrorist organization the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)?
Yasser Arafat
Who became Iran's leader after Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was ousted in the Iranian Revolution?
Ayatollah Khomeini
What country was "carved' from the north of India and set aside for Islamic control due to the conflict between the Hindus and Muslims in India?
Pakistan
