Based on the interviews and your textbook readings this week, draw on your knowledge of what was happening in Guatemala in the 1960s-1980s, and answer the following question: How did the issues of race, socio-economic conditions, social injustice and class privilege provide an impetus for these young women to join the guerrilla movement? Identify and describe any common threads between their stories. 2 paragraphs. textbook provided

• Modern Latin America: 
  • pp. 142-144 (“Cuba: The Contemporary Theme (2000-Present)”)
  • pp. 103-108 (“Central America: Politics and Policy: Guatemala”)
  • pp. 370-373 (“Strategies for Economic Development: The Socialist Alternative, Revolutionary Movements”)
  • pp. 465-472 (“Latin American in the World Arena, 1800s-1900s: The Nationalist Impulse, The Revolutionary Challenge”) 
• "Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy" (Congressional Research Service, June 13, 2019)
• "Forced Disappearance and Impunity in El Jute, Guatemala.” (Article by Josh MacLeod/Dialogos Magazine/Brown University Library)
• “Testimonies of Guatemalan Women,” Luz Alicia Herrera (1980) (Article by Latin American Perspectives/Brown University Library)
• “What is Cuba’s Sin?,” Fidel Castro (2003)” (Article by Brown University Library)