Evaluate the importance of popular mobilization and repression in one Latin American country during the Great Depression.

The question requires candidates to make an appraisal of the importance of popular mobilization and repression in one Latin American country during the Great Depression. Likely choices could be Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico, though any Latin American country is acceptable. Candidates may refer to popular mobilization movements in many Latin American countries that rose up in order to protect workers from the economic disparities caused by the Depression and the slow response of the government. Candidates may highlight that some of these movements can be seen as quite nationalistic, as seen in the popular support for Vargas in Brazil, Alessandri in Chile and Cárdenas in Mexico, all of which brought about significant political change. At the same time, repression occurred in many Latin American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Nicaragua. Candidates’ opinions or conclusions will be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence.

The evaluation of the importance of popular mobilization and repression in one Latin American country during the Great Depression produced some responses that, though outstanding in terms of knowledge, did not demonstrate a clear understanding of the concept of "popular mobilization" and/or "repression." Repression was better understood than popular mobilization, thus many essays were knowledgeable but not very focused on the demands.