Bullets and Ballots
The Fight for Power in a Society
What groups are involved, who had the power?
There are four groups; peasants, USA, Army & wealthy, and the Guerillas. The army and wealthy have most of the power. Followed by the guerillas and the US, The government was weak and ruled by the Army and wealthy. The peasants had nothing; no power, no food, no shelter, no say, no nothing.
Guerilla's
The guerilla's were called "guerilla's" because of their violent actions towards the army & wealthy and the guatemalan government.
Guatemala flag
Army & wealthy
This is an real life guatemalan soldier. The army and wealthy played a big role in this game because they had all the power.
How the Balance of power shifted and why?
The balance of power shifted slightly throughout the game. The Army and wealthy had most of the power for 2 months. The power shifted slightly to the peasants from the government in the first month. During the second month USA gave the peasants power in trade of loyalty. The peasants broke treaty and went to the guerrilla's taking their power with them. This made the Americans mad because they broke their trust for what seemed to be no reason. The peasants felt the army and wealthy weren't giving them enough, the guerrilla's have been in their shoes and would help them. The action of the peasants put the Guerrilla's ahead in the game. Making them the control of the country.This scared everyone. The US realized the betrayal and gave the army and wealthy all of their MSU's/power putting them back in charge. Overall the power stayed the same with the, power, in the army and wealthy's hands.