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What you turn in: a 200-300 word analysis
By the end of this module you will be able to discuss key political, economic, and cultural developments in Latin America between 1910 and 1945, including the Mexican Revolution, Import Substitute Industrialization, the Good Neighbor Policy, and Pan-Americanism; analyze the rise of new ideas of belonging and cultural critiques, including mestizaje and Négritude and their connections to global anticolonial movements and the emergence of religious ideas such as Rastafarianism and “social gospel” Catholicism; describe developments in your selected country between 1920 and 1945, including labor movements, immigration, Import Substitute Industrialization, cultural expressions, and involvement in World War 2; and analyze a film as a primary source to explore and critique Pan-Americanism and US depictions of Latin America during World War 2. Catholicism; describe developments in your chosen country between 1920 and 1945, such as labor movements, immigration, Import Substitute Industrialization, cultural expressions, and World War II involvement; and examine a film as a primary source to investigate and criticize Pan-Americanism and US depictions of Latin America during WWII
I am unable to give you any resources, but please find the online which will be okay.
For this assignment, you will write a 200-400 word analysis of US views of Latin America during the WW2 era, including how the US government and US-aligned corporations boosted the concept of “Pan-Americanism.”
While it is my preference that your analysis centers on the Walt Disney production The Three Caballeros (1944), available on Disney+ Links to an external site. and for rent on YouTube Links to an external site., you may also use Gringo in Mañanaland or The Latino Americans: War and Peace.
You will want to pay attention to:
• The motivations behind Pan-Americanism
• How Latin America is depicted in US-based media during the 1940s
• How that depiction departs from or contrasts with what we know about Latin America from the class material
Additionally, some students find it helpful to do more research on:
• The individuals involved in the film’s production, both in front of and behind the camera
• Other aspects of the US-Latin American relationship before and during WW2
While the analysis is relatively brief, it should go beyond a simple summary of the film.
What you turn in: a 200-300 word analysis
