Compare and contrast the rise to power of two populist leaders in the Americas.

The question requires that candidates give an account of the similarities and differences in the rise to power of two populist leaders, referring to both throughout. The two leaders may or may not have been contemporaries with each other. Reasons leading to their rise may predate the timeframe, but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may compare and contrast the leaders’ relationships with the urban working classes, existing political parties or the Catholic Church. They may refer to the leaders’ appeals to popular discontent with, for example, existing military rule or fraudulent governments. They may compare and contrast ideological factors, the role played by charisma, the use of the media and mass rallies. Both similarities and differences must be clearly indicated, but there does not need to be an equal number of each.