STUDY GUIDE FOR MIDTERM EXAMINATION

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STUDY GUIDE FOR MID-TERM EXAMINATION

• Political Science 146A
• Spring 2005

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TIME AND PLACE

• Monday, May 2
• WLH 2005
• 600-730 p.m.
• Closed-book exam
• Bring blue books and pens/pencils
• Write legibly!

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SCOPE OF MATERIAL

• Issues and Themes Historical Trends
• Reading
• Smith, Talons, through chapter 9
• Holden and Zolov, various
• Course Reader, Selections 1-4

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• Videos
• Gringo in Mañanaland
• School of Assassins

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I. DISCUSSION ITEMS (30 points)
Write a short (two- to three-sentence) statement
identifying and explaining the significance of
such items as Roosevelt Corollary José
Martí Alliance for Progress Rafael
Trujillo Organization of American
States Economic Commission for Latin America
(CEPAL) dirty war Truman Doctrine Salvador
Allende Contadora OCIAA Good Neighbor
Policy César Augusto Sandino Alberto van
Klaveren
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II. ESSAY QUESTIONS (70 points)

• Be ready to write essays on such topics as
• Describe the concept of manifest destiny and
  its implications for U.S.-Latin American
  relations.
• Describe and analyze the ideological content of
  Latin American reactions to the rise of U.S.
  power during the so-called imperial era. Be
  sure to refer to specific sources during the
  course of your answer.
• What were the principal political effects of the
  Cold War within Latin America?
• Describe major episodes of U.S. intervention in
  Latin America during the Cold War. Were they
  successful? According to what criteria?
• What were the principal effects on inter-American
  relations of the ending of the Cold War?