Write a 3-5 page essay comparing the administrations of Lázaro Cárdenas in México (1934-1940) and Juan Domingo Perón in Argentina (1946-1955) trying to answer the following questions: What are some of the key similarities and differences between them? What was the role that economic and cultural nationalism played in their administrations? How successful were they in achieving their goals?
Among the many areas of political, economic, social, and cultural action that you may address are the nature of their respective political regimes, the role of the state in the economic and political processes, the most important social reforms they implemented, the relationship between the leaders and different sectors of the population, the use of cultural symbols to promote their agendas, and the ways in which presidential power was exercised. (This is just a suggested list. You are not expected to cover all of them, and you may choose to focus on other aspects of their administrations).