HIST 256 Study Guide - Final Guide: Proletariat, Peronism, Twen
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Essays: populist leaders and governments emerged in latin america after world war i and the great depression and sought to steer a middle way. taking the cases of. Vargas (brazil) and the per ns (argentina), discuss these regimes, addressing their ideology, promises, economic policies and programs, bases of support, trajectory, outcomes, etc. In your answer, be sure to define populism and include material from both lectures and readings. Populism: mass support and the key element is a charismatic leader to create a personal and hierarchal relationship with the masses. Base of support was extended vote to women and industrial workers, new paid attention to lower class and workers and extended real benefits to groups in ignored sectors. Programs: economic reforms, extension of citizenship to workers, women and racial minorities. They attempted to forge a middle way between left and right, status relations, and status quo. A defeated presidential candidate who took power in a military coup in 1930.
