- In what ways was Chilean economic and political development different in the period after independence in comparison to its neighbors—Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru
- What were the effects of the War of the Pacific on Chile, Peru, and Bolivia?
- Why did a militant trade union movement develop in Chile in the twentieth century?
- Were populist movements elsewhere in similar to or different from the leftist traditions in Chile?
- Why was Salvador Allende elected and then overthrown?
- How did the Chilean economy change during the Pinochet years? To what extent did Pinochet bring about his own demise?
- Why have neoliberal economic policies implemented during the Pinochet regime continued in recent years?
- In what ways have the recent student mobilizations by students been a challenge to neoliberal economic policies?