Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included
 
  a. large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers.
  b. sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies.
  c. an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990.
  d. an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s.
  e. the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage ethnic cleansing.