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1.  DARK HISTORY OF THE “GASOLINE BATHS” AT THE BORDER – VIDEO – 15 Minutes
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a.  Discuss the complicated role of the mayor of El Paso in the development of toxic and humiliating border crossing process.  At least 3 sentences
b.  Describe in detail the disinfection and “fitness” process that happened at the border.  At least 5 sentences
c.  Describe the “Bath Riots” and include information about who Carmelita Torres was and her role in the revolt.  What happened to her?  At least 5 sentences
d.  How were the men and women humiliated?  At least 3 sentences
e.  Discuss the relationship/connection between the Mexican border “disinfection” process and the Nazis.  At least 3 sentences
f.  Describe the “Bracero” program and the continuation of the process at the border.  At least 3 sentences
g.  What is the connection between what’s happening to immigrants at the border today and the the earlier immigrants in the video.  At least 3 sentences
2.  UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN REGIME CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA – WIKIPEDIA
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Regime change means the USA overthrew or helped to overthrow a sovereign country’s elected government.  In other words, the USA orchestrated violent overthrows/coups of Latin American governments, supported vicious dictators, armed and trained “death squads” that murdered hundreds of thousands and/or interfered in democratic elections. 
**Most of the flow of immigrants arriving at our southern border today are from Central American countries like Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador.  They are escaping poverty, corruption and indescribable violence produced by the United States involvement in regime change in their countries.  They are arriving at our border in an attempt to escape the terrible conditions the U.S. created in their home countries.
a.  Click a couple of times on the map in the top right hand corner of the Wikipedia page in order to enlarge the map.
There are 20 countries and 13 “dependencies” south of our border in Latin America.  On the map, the countries we did NOT interfere with are colored gray.  Count the countries in GRAY to answer the following question.
How many countries did the United States NOT interfere in?  Just write the number.
b.  Choose 5 of the 15 countries listed in the article (Not Guatemala because it’s covered in the next question.) and write just 3 sentences in your own words about each those 5 countries explaining how the USA intervened and violated their sovereignty.
c.  Summarize the topic of 1.9 Guatemala in your own words. At least 3 sentences