Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Mollie Hamman- Venezuela closes border with Colombia
After dealing with the "mafia" (a general term for organized crime) the socialist government in Venezuela closed their borders so their economy would heal from the economic damage that the "mafia" had done. The "mafia" would take items such as diesel and petrol and sell it for a high price over in Colombia. This was hurting the economy, so the socialist government decided to close their border without warning Colombia first.
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