Mexico and Central America set a different Course

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Mexico and Central America set a different Course

• Section 2 pages 836-840

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Do Now

• On the Right Side of your notebook book define
  the following terms geopolitical region,
  campesino, covert
• On the Left Side of your notebook choose on of
  the terms and do a frayer model
• Why do nations become involved in covert
  activities?

Definition Visual
Example Non Example
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Classifying Information Unscramble the words on
the 1st list and match them with the correct
description or event in the 2nd list

• __Sandinista leader and president of Nicaragua
• __site of confrontation between protesters and
  police in Mexico in 1968
• __Costa Rican president who presented peace plan
  for Central America
• __President of panama accused of helping
  narcotics dealers
• __Catholic archbishop killed while saying mass

1. Telcoolta
2. Rsaco meorro
3. Lunmea roingea
4. Iadnel tgoare
5. Acrso isara

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Instability

• Political and economic instability as well a
  revolution rocked Latin countries for much of the
  1900s
• Mexico and Central America was a commercial and
  military crossroad for the Western hemisphere
• It was a of strategic importance to the US
  particularly the Panama canal
• As a result of this importance the history of
  these countries has included a series of
  interventions by the US
• The nations of the Caribbean basin continue to
  seek peace and stability but these goals continue
  to elude them

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Practice

• Read section 2 pgs 836-840
• Take notes over the section (at least one page)
  and a summary
• Do the section review questions 2, 4, 5 and 6 pg
  840
• Under the locate part of section review (3) put
  those places on your map
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