Next week students will finish analyzing the impact of nationalism and guerilla movements on the development of modern Latin America and how this conflict brought about change. Students will explore the organizational structure of specific Latin American countries and determine why different governments exist in this region.
Standards
SS6H3 The student will analyze important 20th century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution. b. Explain the impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerilla movement in Mexico.
SS6CG2 The student will explain the structures of national governments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Compare the federal-republican systems of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil) and the United Mexican States (Mexico) to the dictatorship of Republic of Cuba (Cuba), distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
Euduring Undestanding/ Essential Questions
CONFLICT and CHANGE: The student will understand that when there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.
1. How do guerilla movements affect the politics in countries in which they exist?
2. How did the Zapatista guerilla movement affect Mexico?
3. How does the development of economic resources affect the political systems in Latin America?
Resources:
Government Review chapter_8_ss6cg1_ss6cg4_ss6cg6_various_forms_of_government.pdfFile Size: 374 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
Homework: chapter_9_sscg2_national_government_latin_america_and_caribbean.pdfFile Size: 339 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
Zapatista Movement ppt
Latin American Governments ppt
Videos o Who are the Zapatistas [7:38]
o BBC What happened to Mexico’s rebel Zapatistas [3:05]
o Chiapas and NAFTA Documentary Film [16:40]
Standards
SS6H3 The student will analyze important 20th century issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Explain the impact of the Cuban Revolution. b. Explain the impact and political outcomes of the Zapatista guerilla movement in Mexico.
SS6CG2 The student will explain the structures of national governments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
a. Compare the federal-republican systems of the Federative Republic of Brazil (Brazil) and the United Mexican States (Mexico) to the dictatorship of Republic of Cuba (Cuba), distinguishing the form of leadership and the role of the citizen in terms of voting and personal freedoms.
Euduring Undestanding/ Essential Questions
CONFLICT and CHANGE: The student will understand that when there is conflict between or within societies, change is the result.
1. How do guerilla movements affect the politics in countries in which they exist?
2. How did the Zapatista guerilla movement affect Mexico?
3. How does the development of economic resources affect the political systems in Latin America?
Resources:
Government Review chapter_8_ss6cg1_ss6cg4_ss6cg6_various_forms_of_government.pdfFile Size: 374 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
Homework: chapter_9_sscg2_national_government_latin_america_and_caribbean.pdfFile Size: 339 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File
Zapatista Movement ppt
Latin American Governments ppt
Videos o Who are the Zapatistas [7:38]
o BBC What happened to Mexico’s rebel Zapatistas [3:05]
o Chiapas and NAFTA Documentary Film [16:40]