Guide Questions Set A: Argentina *Date: August 14 Define the following words: a) Coloninal b) Junta c) Women’s suffrage d) Peronism Questions: 1. How did the May Revolution begin and end? 2. Who were the people behind the May Revolution? 3. What was/were the result/s of the May Revolution? 4. What was the reason behind the birth of the Argentine Civil War? 5. What was the Paraguay campaign? What was the Second Upper Peru campaign about? 6. How did Jose de San Martin affect the Argentian history? 7. Who were Juan Domingo Peron and Eva Peron? 8. How did Juan Domingo Peron rule Argentina? How was Argentina under the rule of Juan Domingo Peron? 9. How and why did the rule of Juan Domingo Peron end in Argentina? Set B: Mexican Revolution *Date: August 21 Find out about the importance of the following figures of the Mexican Revolution. a) Porfirio Diaz b) Francisco Indalecio Madero c) Victoriano Huerta d) Pancho Villa e) Emiliano Zapata f) Venustiano Carranza g) Alvaro Obregon h) Lazaro Cardenas i) Pascual Orozco Questions: 1. What were the roles of Zapata, Villa, and Orozco in the Mexican Revolution? 2. What was the reason behind Victoriano Huerta’s rise and fall in the political arena in Mexico? 3. How did the Mexican Revolution begin? 4. How and why did the Mexican Revolution end? 5. What was the significance of Mexican Revolution? 6. Describe the events leading to La Decencia Tragica (The Ten Sad Days).Hist12-Latin America Midterm 7. Why did Venustantio Carranza and Pancho Villa fight? 8. Why did Pancho Villa become a national hero in Mexico? 9. How did Alvaro Obregon rise to power? Set C: Vargas-Era Brazil, 1930-1954 and Brazil From Vargas to Military Dictatorship, 1954-1964 *Date: August 26 Questions: 1. Who was Getulio Vargas? 2. How did Getulio Vargas rule Brazil from 1930-1945? Explain in details. 3. What was Estado Novo? 4. Why did the Brazilian communists stage a revolt in 1935? 5. Why did the civilian elites support a strong, unified military? 6. What did Vargas do after World War II? 7. What was Rua Tonelero? And what was its implication to Vargas? 8. How did Vargas era end? 9. Why did he committ suicide in 1954? 10. What was the situation of Brazil under military dictatorship? Set D: The Bolivian National Revolution of 1952; Guatemala Coup of 1954; and Cuban Revolution of 1959 *Date: August 28 Questions: 1. Who were Victor Paz Estenssoro and General Seleme? 2. How and why did Bolivian National Revolution take place in 1952? 3. What was the role of the United States of America in this natonal revolution? 4. What was the importance of economic development policy in Bolivia according to Estenssoro? 5. What was the implication of the Bolivian National Revolution of 1952 in Brazil? 6. What is 1954 Guatemalan coup d’etat and why did it happen? 7. Why did the U.S. intervene in Guatemalan coup e’tat in 1954? 8. Compare and contrast Guatemala coup d’etat and the People Power of 1986 in the Philippines. 9. How did the Cuban Revolution of 1959 begin and end? 10. Who is Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz? How did he rule Cuba? 11. Who was Che Guevarra? 12. Who was Batista? 13. What was Operacion Verano? 14. How and why did Batista flee Cuba? 15. How did the Cuban Revolution of 1959 change Cuba? *Note: Follow the schedule for oral examinations. It will be strictly implemented. Good luck!
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