Animal Liberation Front

(U) Historically, Latin American has been faced with constant turmoil and instability, with very few exceptions. There are many reasons for this. Many of the colonial conquers, and subsequent rulers had ruled with an iron fist, and in doing so had almost decimated the indigenous populations of native Americans throughout Latin America. Social order was laid out by the military conquers and what emerged over the years was a mestizo class of people and the campesino, the peasant farmer or people…

There was a complicated relationship between Latin America and both United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold war. The main foreign policy objective during the Cold War for the United States was containment and stopping the spread of Communism. As a result the US was very protective of Latin America. The US was very active in making sure that communism was suppressed all over the region. Meanwhile the Soviet Union was funding and influencing Latin America towards a communist region. The…

The construction of the Nicaraguan Inter-Oceanic Canal raises several controversial social, environmental, political, and geoeconomic concerns for Nicaragua, its people, and the international community. Opponents are concerned about the potential for irreversible environmental damage, the disruption of indigenous communities, and the involvement of a private Chinese company that was given the 50-year concession to build and operate the canal. Proponents cite the canal as the only viable option…

“Ronald Reagan owned the first eight years of the 1980’s. He set the national agenda, defined most of the terms of the national dialogue, and dominated what passed for national political debate… he had more pervasive impact on the country than anyone since Franklin D. Roosevelt” (Reagan 1). So when Reagan began supporting the Contras during the Nicaraguan Civil War it was a major political topic. The civil war in Nicaragua became a personal mission for Reagan. Reagan saw the Contras as freedom…

such as the Italians and the British for a lengthy duration of time. For this reason, independence was crucial because the long-awaited day had arrived where Eritreans were finally free to govern themselves, thanks to the EPLF (Eritrean People’s Liberation Front). Unfortunately, this victory was…

The Cold War was affected by several countries at the time. Sometimes affected positively, other times negatively. Nicaragua was one of the countries that affected the Cold war because they were a communist country, and the people of Nicaragua did not know that communism was bad. When the U.S marines came to Nicaragua, the Contra War erupted, and a guerilla war was formed were few of the many events that affected the cold war. Nicaragua affected the Cold War positively because the the Guerrilla…

Plan of Investigation This investigation assesses to what extent did the Nicaraguan Revolution affect Honduras? In order to completely understand how Honduras was involved in the Nicaraguan Revolution, research has been done to investigate: the involvement of other countries in Honduras, The military tactics between the borders of Nicaragua and Honduras, and the public opinion concerning Honduras involvement in the Nicaraguan Revolution. The main sources for this investigation are Inside…

documentary Nicaragua…the Dream of a Generation offers a unique view into the Sandinista Popular Revolution. The film interviews Argentine internationalists who contributed to the revolution in various ways, from providing medical care to fighting on the front lines. The filmmakers themselves talk about their own experiences in Nicaragua and the lasting impact it has had on their work. Most importantly, however, the documentary seeks to understand the forces that bound the Latin American people…

In Nicaragua, the Somoza family had begun a dictatorship, since 1936, that was disliked by most of the population and only supported by the small percent of the elite (Klerlein). There was so much support from the upper class, which was made up of one percent of the population, for the Somoza rule because the dictatorship tended to favor them and discarded the lower classes. Many of the lower class were made up of farmers who had little to no education and the Somoza regime wanted to keep it…

method) has changed drastically. PETA’s media tactic has since then been widely criticised by various minority groups: feminists, black civil rights activists, and animal advocacy organizations alike. The tactic is considered by many to promote a “hierarchy of oppressions”, exploiting marginalised groups in order to liberate the animals— another marginalized group. Out of such exploited marginalized groups, intersectional vegetarian feminists arguably have the most interesting viewpoint on…