1. Define or identify: default, Organization of American States, economic nationalism

2. How did Diaz's policies both help and harm Mexico?  What problems did Mexico's oil boom cause?

3. Why did relations between the United States and Cuba become strained after Castro took power?

4. Who were the Sandinistas?  The contras?  Which group did the United States government support in Nicaragua's civil war?

5. What problems have slowed international efforts to halt the drug trade?

6. Critical thinking: Name some Latin American nations that have recently moved toward democracy.  What forces threaten democracy throughout the region.