Uruguay: The Tupamaros (TRIH ep 261)
1968 · Resource
This episode examines Uruguay's twentieth-century trajectory through the rise and impact of the urban guerrilla group the Tupamaros. After sketching Uruguay's geographic position, early prosperity and social welfare achievements (including winning the 1930 World Cup), the hosts trace post‑war economic decline and political radicalization.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1968
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Prague Spring (1968)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- The Beatles (1960)