PO220 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Urban Guerrilla Warfare, Humberto De Alencar Castelo Branco, Opportunity Cost
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1930 vargsas: authoritarian, fascist ruler, secured and maintained power through military rule, military brought vargas in and also kicked him out of office, committed suicide as a result of the pressure from the military and political opposition. Jao goulart: labour minister under vargas" rule, deemed incompetent, however, returned to office in 1960 as vp of brazil. C. military rule: politicized armed forces and military governments, very common in the global south. Very popular in the u. s. (sense of patriotism/nationalism: high degree of pride in the military, history of military interventions, weak civilian political legitimacy a. b. If society is very divided then this leads to weak civilian political legitimacy. If economic conditions are low this can weaken civilian legitimacy as well: political instability. Military regime types: personalist, this is a military regime that is lead by a strong, patriotic dictator. 1967-74 brazilian miracle: high levels of development and net exports, by 1980 inflation was skyrocketing.
