Lack of capital, lack of labor, poor transportation, instability.
What are some of the roots of 19th century economic stagnation in Latin America?
100
Guano.
What is the commodity that fueled Peru's economic boom from the 1840s to the 1870s?
100
Federal form of government, guarantees of individual rights, lay control of education, and an end to a special legal status for the clergy and military.
What are things that 19th century Liberals were in favor of?
100
c. 1806-1826.
What is the period of the independence wars?
100
Had his leg buried with honors.
Who is Santa Anna?
200
The Bourbon Reforms, International Affairs, Proto-Nationalism, Enlightenment thought
What are some potential explanations for the outbreak of independence wars in Latin America?
200
Saladeros.
What are the salting factories that treated Argentine meat products and produced a mini-boom during the Era of Caudillos?
200
Centralized government, religious and educational monopoly held by the Church, special privileges for the clergy and military.
What are things that 19th century Conservatives were in favor of?
200
1810s-1870s and general characteristics.
What is the era of caudillos, a period marked by instability, fighting between liberals and conservatives, and economic stagnation.
200
Helps you hone your "mental prism" through knowledge and skills of critical engagement.
What are some reasons to study history?
300
One local explanation for why Latin American countries had a hard time securing foreign investment after independence.
What is political instability in Latin America?
300
Sugar and Coffee
What are the commodities that fueled Cuban economic success after 1791?
300
Drunk with power, no dedication to ideals, ruled by force.
What is a caudillo?
300
1870s-1910s and basic characteristics.
What is the period of authoritarian democracy and modernity, characterized by primary commodity exports, immigration, urbanization, emerging modernity?
300
Argentina's super caudillo.
Who is Juan Manuel Rosas?
400
One foreign explanation for why Latin American countries had a hard time securing foreign investment after independence.
What is the lack of finance capital available in the U.S. and Europe?
400
Important source for funding smaller projects in late 19th century Latin America.
What is "floating bonds"?
400
Technical problem created by Ferdinand VII's forced abdication in 1808.
What is, sovereignty devolving to the people and, as a result, a power vacuum?
400
1846-1848 and major consequences.
What is the U.S.-Mexico War, resulting in Mexico losing half it's territory to the United States?
400
Geographic feature that gave Argentina an economic advantage in the early nineteenth century?
What is the Pampas?
500
"Obedezco pero no cumplo" is a consequence.
What is imperial overstretch?
500
Main source for funding big, expensive projects in late 19th century Latin America?
What is "Direct Foreign Investment (DFI)?
500
Rafael Riego and his importance in Mexico.
Who is the guy who, in 1820, revolted against Ferdinand VII in Spain and forced him to accept the Cadiz Constitution of 1812, inspiring a "conservative revolution"?
500
c. 1492 down to the present, split in two parts.
What is the modern era (early modern, c. 1492-1800)?
500
The two types of immigration typical in Latin America during the 19th century.