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History 115

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Handouts according to our class topics

How do we know what we know?
Colonial Legacies
Post Colonial Blues: Independence (1820's) to the 1850's
Imperial Expansion and the Export Age
Film: "Burn!"
The Liberal Order Overturned: The Mexican Revolution
The Rise of Economic Nationalism: Post-Revolutionary Mexico
Combating Communism with Dictators: Guatemala Inaugurates the Cold War for Latin America
El Salvador, Honduras and the U.S.
Cuba and the U.S.
Nicaragua and the U.S.
Latin America and the U.S. During the Cold War
Neo-Liberalism, the "Washington Consensus", and Globalization
NAFTA, Zapatistas and Bank Bail-outs: The Forging of a New U.S.-Mexico Relationship
U.S.-Latin America Relations after the Cold War
Oil Politics
Persistent Inequalities and Graft Endanger the Future of Democracy

How do we know what we know?

Articles:
- "The Bay of Pigs: The Secret Death of Pete Ray"
- "21st Century Book Burning" (about the National History Standards)
Recommended: "A Monument to Denial"; "Still Hidden: A Full Record of What the US did in Chile"
“Rumsfeld Hasn’t Hit a Dead End in Forging Terms for Foe in Iraq” LA Times 11-30-05

Colonial Legacies:

Journal Entry on Colonial Legacies
Articles:
- "The Mexican Economy" by Carlos A. Contreras
- "Plastic Surgery for Peru's Poor"
- "Roots of Development"
- "A Racial Quake in Brazil"
- "Across the Americas, Indigenous Peoples Make Themselves Heard"

Post Colonial Blues: Independence (1820's) to the 1850's

Imperial Expansion and the Export Age:

Maps: Spheres of Interest map (SLOCTs); US Imperialism in the Caribbean
Charts/graphs: Dependency Diagram
U.S. Imperialism Through Political Cartoons (a slide show)
Articles:
- "Imperial Amnesia" by John P. Judis
- "Confusing Occupation With Liberation"

Film: "Burn!"

The Liberal Order Overturned: The Mexican Revolution

Ppt presentation (images)

The Rise of Economic Nationalism: Post-Revolutionary Mexico

Ppt presentation
Articles: "Economic Nationalism" by Torres
"Nationalism and Development" by Sodre
Handouts: land reform chart, Murals assignment
Study questions for Torres and Sodre articles
"Mexico's Land of Discord"
Recommended novel: Carlos Fuentes' "The Death of Artemio Cruz" - study guide.

Combating Communism With Dictators: Guatemala Inaugurates the Cold War for Latin America

Articles:
- "Testimony of a Guatemalan Indian Woman (Rigoberta Menchú)"
- "Guatemalans Sue Top Lawmaker Over Genocide"
- "Clinton Gives Apology for U.S. Role in Guatemala"
- "Guatemalan Bishop Who Detailed Abuses Killed"
- "Death Squad Diary" by Kate Doyle
- "Documents Reveal CIA Guatemala Assassination Plots"
- "Blowback" by Chalmers Johnson
- "A Thin Line Between Diplomacy and Murder"
Films: "The Gringo in Mañanaland" (study guide) This film is available at our library.
Films available online: "About Bananas"(1935); "Journey to Bananaland" (1950)
Recommended film: "Men With Guns" by John Sayles

El Salvador, Honduras and the U.S.

Films: "Romero" film guide; "Salvador" film guide
U.S. military assistance to Central America (graph)
Articles:
- "Romero to be Beatified"
- "Part of the Flock Felt Abandoned"
Primary Sources:
- Official Documents uncovered by the National Security Archive
- El Salvador Immigrants Aid Cooperatives Back Home
- "Poor Salvadorans Chase the Iraqi 'Dream"

Cuba and the U.S.

Articles:
- "The Bay of Pigs: The Secret Death of Pete Ray"
- "Broadcasting a Vision of Democracy into a Void" (LATimes Jan. 06)
- "Bush Passes on Cuban Exiles' Rights"
- "Policy Met Politics in Cuba Rules"
- "Keeping Che Alive With Capitalism"
- "Florida's Zeal Against Castro Losing Heat"
- "Sugar Industry Overhaul Leaves Void in Cuba" (10-17-05)

Nicaragua and the U.S.

Article: "Newly Released Documents illustrate Negroponte's Contra Role"

Latin America and the U.S. During the Cold War

Articles:
- "Latin Death Squads and U.S.: A New Disclosure"
- "When Revolt Hit Rio" about kidnapping of US ambassador 1969

Neo-Liberalism, the "Washington Consensus", and Globalization

Diagram
Articles:
- "Poor vs. Profit in Bolivian Revolt"
- "Free Trade May Not Be Fair Trade"
- "To Address Inequality: Look Racism in the Face" by Peter Hakim
- "A Job on the Line (Molly's Job)"
- “Mexican Workers Pay for Success: With Labor Costs Rising, Factories Depart for Asia”
- "Globalization Sinks Coffee Prices"
- "US Will Get Power, and Pollution From Mexico"
- "What Does the World Bank Do?"
- "NAFTA to Open Foodgates, Engulfing Rural Mexico"
- "Why the WTO (World Trade Organization) is Going Nowhere"
- "The Mystery of Capital" by Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto
- "Big 3 Woes Migrate in Mexico"

NAFTA, Zapatistas and Bank Bail-outs: The Forging of a New U.S.-Mexico Relationship

Lecture notes
Ppt. presentation

U.S.-Latin America Relations after the Cold War

"New US Role in Colombia: Protecting Vital Oil Pipeline"
"America's For-Profit Secret Army"
"The Guns of Opa Locka: How U.S. Dealers Arm the World"
"Following in Che's Footsteps"

Oil Politics:

Latin America's Oil Legacy (NPR audio reports)

Persistent Inequalities and Graft Endanger the Future of Democracy

Article: "Latin American Graft and Poverty Trying Patience With Democracy"

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