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III.Political system and economic conditions
(1)the 1925 constitution
(2)brief political history of the last 30 years
(3)democratic tradition and the resolution of conflict
(4)the role of the mass media
(5)economic stagnation and monopoly conditions - the post WW II years, Frei's and Alessandri's economic programs

IV.Allende's Popular Unity coalition government: program and major structural changes during the three-year period:
(1)nationalization of foreign-owned copper companies
(2)nationalization of banks
(3)acceleration of the agrarian reform program
(4)industrial takeovers and nationalization of major industries
(5)worker participation in the economic and political structure

V.Class struggle and party divisions in a polarized society
(1)mass mobilization by government and opposition forces
a.growth of local organizations along party lines
b.paramilitary groups control the streets and thwart institutional solutions to the problems
c.increasing violence as institutions fail to respond to crisis situations
(2)Class antagonisms institutionalized in every sphere of activity (public administration, student groups,etc)
(3)the relation between party structure and the individual
a.sectarianism
b.the party as a form of social integration
c.party interests over national interests

Vi. The opposition comes back
(1)the role of the opposition in mass media
(2)the strategy of economic chaos
(3)mobilization of the middle classes against Allende

VII.THe military seizure of power
(1)pre-coup: organization, tradition, motives, plotting
(2)post-coup:-a country in a state of war: repression, arbitrary arrests, burning of leftist literature, anti-foreigners campaign, summary executions
-austere economic policies and the suppression of politics and participatory organizations

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The authors: Naúl Ojeda: press photographer for major news services.
Uruguayan, resided in Chile from 1970 until October, 1973. Photograhs published in Chilean, Argentine, [[strikethrough]] Cuban, [[strikethrough]] Uruguayan and German newspapers, magazines and books.