Survey PlanThe survey answers the following question: To what extent was Juan Domingo Perón successful in achieving his economic goals? Perón's main economic goals included economic independence for Argentina, increased employment and growth of industry, and a reduction in the gap between rich and poor. To assess the extent to which he achieved these economic goals, the investigation will examine the short- and long-term effects of his industrial reforms and policies, his five-year plan to industrialize Argentina, and his nationalization of the economy, which are all methods he used to achieve his objectives. This investigation will also examine the main obstacles to its success, among them the reluctance of the United States and Britain to allow Argentina's independence, as well as the negative effects of Perón's five-year plan. To do this, we will take into account the Twenty Truths speech of the Justicialist Movement, as it shows Perón's economic goals and some of the methods he used to implement his economic policy. Perón and the Riddles of Argentina by Robert D. Crassweller was selected to provide an explanation of the results of Perón's policies, which can be used to assess whether he was successful in achieving his economic goals.Summary of the EvidenceTo understand Why Perón had the economic goals that he did, we must first examine the Argentine economy before Perón's reign. Before the Great Depression, Argentina relied primarily on beef and grain exports, but when other countries reduced trade with Argentina due to the global economic recession, its economy was hit hard. . This resulted in the devaluation of the Argentine currency and consumer prices...... middle of paper ......failed to achieve its economic goals.Works CitedArgentina's trade policy. Commanding Heights: The Battle for the Global Economy. PBS. “Argentinian political and economic history”. San Jose State University Department of Economics. http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/argent1.htm (accessed March 17, 2012). Crassweller, Robert D. 1987. Perón and the enigmas of Argentina. New York: Norton, Juan Peron. Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/~lnp3/mydocs/state_and_revolution/argentina3.htm (accessed March 15, 2012). Perón, Juan. “The twenty truths of the justice movement”. Speech, from, Argentina, October 17, 1950. Plotkin, Mariano. 2002. Mañana es San Perón: a cultural history of Perón's Argentina. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources. Rock, David. Argentina, 1516-`1982. University of California Press, 1987.