Guided Reading Activity A New Era
Lesson 4 Latin America
Review Questions
Directions: Read each main idea. Use your textbook to supply the details that support or explain each main idea.
A. Main Idea: The emergence of a multiparty political system in Mexico after the end of the cold war has not solved
all of Mexico's problems. High poverty and unemployment rates, illiteracy, and political corruption have
contributed to the drug trade and a violent ongoing drug war.
1. The three viable political parties in Mexico are the
the
and the
2. The PRI dominated Mexican politics for 71 years until
was elected president in 2000.
3. The
returned to power in 2012 with the election of
but the
election results were contested with other political parties making charges of
and
buying.
4. Mexico serves as a gateway for cocaine from
to enter the
which
is the largest market for the drug.
5. Drug
recruit members from a pool of
who have served in the
armies of countries such as Guatemala and
They rely upon the young people of
Central America who are often poor and
B. Main Idea: Many countries in Central America and the Caribbean are extremely poor while others have high
levels of violence. These conditions have led large numbers of people to emigrate to Mexico and the United
States. The relationship between Cuba and the United States is undergoing many changes.
1. The United States and
are working to restore
ties, a process
known as