Central America Essay -- Central American History

Central America Central America, just south of Mexico and North of Panama, consists ofjust half-dozen countries Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,and Costa Rica. Of those six, all sh are a distinct common history exceptfor Belize. Belize for one is incredibly small, and while Spanish is theofficial wrangle of other Central American countries, in Belize English isspoken. So throughout this paper as I carelessly say Central American Iam non including Belize whose history and development was far differentthan the others. Although Central America is located close to the United States inrelation to the Eastern Hemisphere, our ways of life are indescribablydifferent. When we discuss Poverty in the United States more of us,including myself, dont really know what poverty is. It seems like onlya select few are afflict by it here and programs like Welfare and FoodStamps (with varying degrees of success) seem to lessen the effects. In Central America when one speak s about poverty he/she is including alarge proportion of the population. One measure of poverty is the earningpower of an individual. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is a measureof income is around $12,000 in the United States. In Central America onthe other hand, the wealthiest Country, Costa Rica, came in at just under$2000. Distortion plays a role on the $2000 also, due to the position the theelite-rich have an enormous concentration of wealth and land ownership, thereal GDP of the poorer half of the population is around $200-$400 a year(Pg 10, Booth and Walker). consequent poverty or as a result is poor orunavailable education, health care, and an extremely bad job market. Government for the people and by the ... ...nt sure howmuch more aid he could get to Somoza so he pushed for a major offensive. In,1987, without each side attaining a clear victory, negotiations began. In1990, Daniel Ortega, a Sandinista was voted out of power to a moreconservative , Violeta Bar rios de Chamorro. In the end there was basically a stalemate, neither side attained a clearvictory. Had the United States not intervened things most likely wouldhave been very different. Our intervention has left a lasting impression onNicaraguas political and economic situation. In a rebellion which caused $1.5 billion in property loss, a 2% reduction in the overall population,and years of turmoil (Pg 68, Booth and Walker) the interior(prenominal) market wasdestroyed. No one can say whether our actions were justified or not but it will mostlikely be on the minds of many Nicaraguans for a long time to come..