Provide a description of the history of the United States’ understanding of Latin America in the past century.

Following 3 questions and write a detailed response to it in Canvas. Your answer is worth a possible 17 points.

Provide a description of the history of the United States’ understanding of Latin America in the past century. What were some of the assumptions by American historians and social scientists about Latin America? How have those assumptions changed, or have they largely stayed the same?

Compare the differences between the cities and the urban areas in Latin America during the colonial period.

Who was the caudillo, and what ideas did he represent? Provide an example of a well-known caudillo.4. What was the “export boom” and what did it mean for the people of Latin America??5. What is populism? Provide at least two examples that demonstrate how populism functioned in Latin America.6. Part 6 (Timerman book): compose a reflection essay in Canvas and consider any of the following questions in your response: How is it possible that a nation with democratic institutions like Argentina could plunge into a totalitarian predicament described by Timerman in Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number? Do you agree with the Argentine military’s assessment that they are justified in governing the nation instead of civilian politicians? How would you react if comparable measures were employed in the United States against its citizens? What lessons can other nations, including the United States, learn from this episode in Latin American history and politics? Your answer is worth a possible 15 points

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