In your own words and using the textbook as reference, as well as the reading material posted online, write an essay answering "one" of the following questions:

1. Why did populism become widespread in Latin American during the mid-20th century? What role did the middle class and industrial workers have?

2. What role did Latin America have during the Cold War? How did this international conflict influence conservatism and military repression in the region?

3. What is neoliberalism? How did this economic trend influence Latin America? Who benefited from neoliberalism? Who was left out?

The paper should be 4-5 pages in length, , and if you choose to use quotes these should be short -no more than a line or two. In-line references are fine (for the textbook include the author and page (example: Chasteen, p. 276); for lectures include "Lecture" and the date (example: Lecture, 9/23/11). Use for reference chapters 8, 9 and 10. As well as the readings on the online modules.