Generation of '80

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/generation-of-80

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the governing period?1880 to 1916
2. What is the dominant political force?National Autonomist Party, formed from a merger of previous major parties
3. Who were the Generation of '80 in Argentina?The Generation of '80 were a group of powerful leaders who ran Argentina from 1880 to 1916. They were made up of elite families from the provinces and the capital. They worked together to make all the big decisions for the country.
4. How did the Generation of '80 keep power for so long?They kept power by controlling most of the government jobs and by using tricks in elections. They would change the results so that only their friends could win. This made it look like a democracy even though it wasn’t.

Hegemony: The political, economic, or military dominance of one state over others.
Oligarchy: A form of power structure in which power rests with a small number of people.
Electoral Fraud: The illegal interference with the process of an election, designed to manipulate the outcome.
Suffrage: The right to vote in public, political elections.