Please study the following items and be prepared to answer a sample of these in a 50 minute in-class exam:

1. The most important dates, individuals, institutions, and places involved in the following episodes (5-10 items per case)
The origins and manifestation of US attitudes towards Latin America between the 1820s and 1890
The 1898 Spanish-Cuban-American War
The Haiti intervention of 1915-1936
US-Mexico Relations from Mexican independence to the 1910 Civil/Revolutionary war
The origins and radicalization of the Cuban Revolution (1950s-1960s)
US-Cuban relations before the Cuban Revolution
The US intevention in Guatemala during the 1950s
The origins of the Salvadoran Civil/Revolutionary war and role of the US in this conflict
US policies towards Puerto Rico between the invasion and the granting of "commonwealth status" in 1952
Basic data on other minor cases discussed in the readings: (Domincan Republic, Chile, Nicaragua, etc.)
Alliance for Progress
The Rise of Dictatorships in Latin America during the 1960s and 70s
Economic relations between US--based investors and Latin America
 
2. The single most important issues raised by Ng, Douglass and Marx and why it is important to you (1-2 paragraphs)