A+History+of+the+Americas

1. How should we define 'The Americas?' 2. What should we know about the cultural, social, economic and political experience that affected Cuba and the region of Central/South America up to 1930? Castro's early years 3. What should we know about the relationship between North America and her own 'Backyard?' between 1900-1930? Theme: [|Dollar Diplomacy, The Good Neighbour] 4. What are the debates/key issues that arise from this period? 5. What historiographical approaches are there?
 * A History of the Americas 1900-1930s Guiding Questions **

** Learning Links ** [|ProQuest history Study Unit on Latin America 1898-1945] [|Territories of the Americas]
 * General information**


 * Detailed Information**

[|Digital History site]
[|Internet Modern History Source Book] [|Historiography on Central Americas History]


 * Learning Method: **

 1. Read brief and simple information on 20th Central/South American/Cuban history to build up a **basic** framework of knowledge on each of the //Guiding Questions //. Creating a Mind Map or Time line to collect this information is an excellent idea to show key events, personalities, developments, dates and terms Commonalities in the Central/South American experience** Examine each student presentation below. Using the sub-headings: **Social, Cultural, Political** and **Economic,**  mind map areas of common historic experience: [|Venezuela] [|ARGENTINA.pptx] [|Colombia quiz.doc] [|Colombia quiz answers.doc] [|Chile Notes.doc] [|chilepowerpoint.ppt] [|mexico pp - bex and fran.pptx] [|FInal PERU.pptx] [|Peru COMMENTARY.docx] [|Cuba.pptx] [|Cuba Pop Quiz.docx] [|Cuba Pop Quiz Answers.docx]
 * Collaborative Learning: