Comparing Political Movements Assignment
Paper instructions:
Individual Assignment: Comparing Political Movements Assignment
o Why has Latin America experienced so much political upheaval in the last century?
o Compare the causes of at least two conflicts.
o How have memory movements responded to political violence in Latin America?
o How are Mexico’s Zapatista movement and Peru’s Shining Path movement similar? In what ways are they different?
o How are criminal gangs like Mara Salvatrucha (MS 13) and similar gangs or drug cartels different from populist political movements in Latin America?