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Part II: TWO Medium Sized essays to be answered in at least two robust paragraphs each with specific examples, making sure you address all parts of the question.

Part III: ONE Short Essay to be answered in at least one robust paragraph with specific examples, making sure you address all parts of the question.

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Part II: TWO Medium Sized essays to be answered in at least two robust paragraphs each with specific examples, making sure you address all parts of the question. Provide specific examples

Question1)The U.S. and Latin America During the Cold War, 1954 to 1991Write a well–crafted essay in which you analyze the U.S.–Latin America relationship during the Cold War (for Latin America, that begins with the U.S overthrow of the Arbenz administration in Guatemala in 1954). Be sure to address: Guatemala during Neocolonialism–the roleUS railroad and banana companies came to play in Guatemala in the early 20th century; the way Guatemala was pulled into theCold War (1954); describe how and why the U.S. overthrew Arbenz in 1954(this pulled Latin America into the whirlpool of the Cold War) and the consequences that that had for Guatemala and then the rest of Latin America (Cuba, Chile, Brazil, El Salvador, Nicaragua…). What were the origins of the Cuban Revolution and how did it impact the hemisphere? What were the US responses to the Cuban Revolution and to social revolutionary activity in Latin America? How and why did the Latin American militaries come to dominate politics in Latin America during the Cold War? What were the consequences of that for Latin American politics and Latin American society? What was the U.S. role in that? What were some ‘legacies’ of the Cold War on the region? Be sure to provide specific examples

Study hints: : “The US and Latin America since the end of the 19th Century,”

“The Monroe Doctrine (and consequences for Latin America)”;

Chasteen’s ch’s 8, 9 and 10;

Wood and Alexander’s sections: “Social Revolution”,

“Cold War”,

“The Lesser of Two Evils” by David Schmitz,

“The Beliefs behind the Policies” by Lars Schoultz.

Question2) NationalismWrite a well–crafted essay in which you address the changes that nationalism brought for Mexico and the rest of Latin America in the 20th century (discuss at least one more country). Discuss how countries turned away from Neocolonialism, with Mexico leading the way. Discuss the political expressions of nationalism(Cesar Augusto Sandino, Juan José Arévalo, and Pablo Neruda, for example). Discuss economic nationalism(resource nationalism, land reform, Industrialization and ISI). Discuss cultural nationalism (painting, art, literature, music). How did Nationalism transform the hemisphere(especially the large countries)?What happened when small countries tried putting into to place Nationalism like the large countries had? Provide specific examples

Study hints: “The US and Latin America since the end of the 19th Century,”

Chasteen’s ch. 8, Wood& Alexander’s sections on Nationalism (intro. & articles)

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Part III: ONE Short Essay to be answered in at least one robust paragraph with specific examples, making sure you address all parts of the question

Question3) End of Cold War, Neoliberalism, Globalization 3.0 and 21st Century TransformationsWrite a well–crafted essay in which you address the changes that the end of the Cold War, Neoliberalism, and late 20th century and early 21st century transformations brought for the countries of this hemisphere. Discuss the end of the Cold War and its “legacies” for Latin America. Discuss why and how countries like Mexico led the way away shifting from Economic Nationalism to embracing Neoliberalism (including the role of the U.S. and the international financial community)and some consequences these market opening policies had on some of these countries (like Mexico and the U.S.). Discuss other aspects of Globalization 3.0 and 21st century transformations, including technological innovations, migration, “off–shoring” industrial & agricultural production, “in–shoring” a labor force, environmental change and movements for environmental justice.

Study hints: Chasteen’s ch. 11