A History of the Americas 1900-1930sGuiding Questions 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?
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?
Learning Links
General information
ProQuest history Study Unit on Latin America 1898-1945
Territories of the Americas
Detailed Information
Digital History site
Internet Modern History Source BookHistoriography 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 termsCollaborative Learning:
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