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?


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 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

Collaborative 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