- If Venezuela was merely an outpost for the Spanish empire in America, why and how did Caracas become such a significant city?
- Define the tradition of caudillismo, and explain how it applies to Venezuela.
- What was the “Roosevelt Corollary,” and what were its messages?
- What were the social and political consequences of Venezuela’s reliance on petroleum exports throughout the twentieth century?
- What explains the demise of Venezuela’s two-party system between the 1960s and the 1990s?
- What conditions led to the political rise of Hugo Chávez? Was he an opportunist or a revolutionary? How will the country be affected by his death in March 2013?
Modern Latin America
