THESIS: General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean dictator who showed no mercy and permanently transformed Chile's economy. Despite a few benefits to Chilean society, his covetousness, malice, and unprecedented ambition eventually led to his inevitable downfall.
Question One: What are four categorically different significant facts that illustrate Pinochet following the path to becoming a dictator? I. Early Life A. Birth and Schooling 1. Born in Valparaiso, Chile 2. Attended primary and secondary school 3. Began military school in 1931 in Santiago graduating as a Second Lieutenant in four years
B. Early Military Career 4. Moved to Maipo Regiment as …show more content…
Copper exports boomed 9. Left a legacy that caused Chile’s agricultural exports jump from $33 million in 1970 to $1.2 billion in 1991. D. Imports 10. Wealthy accounted for most of any coming into the country 11. U.S. trade agreements not made until 2004 12. Low tariffs * Mongabay and Dollar and Cents III. Worldwide economic effects E. Military control and the success of the regime 13. Economy drastically increased by the policies of the military regime, 14. Neoliberal economic system enforced by military (served as an example for countries around the world) 15. System was recognized as an “economic miracle,” recognized as a prosperous, free enterprise economy F. World’s perception and continuation of policy 16. His ideas still used to this day in certain areas 17. Free market policy used by other countries after seeing effects it had on Chile 18. Countries realized policy can allow countries to enter international economy at the risk of social rights * National Review and Blogspot
Question 5: What were some of the major factors that lead to Pinochet’s fall from