VOCAB
CREOLE ELITES
descendants of Europeans who become permanent inhabitants of Latin America, and who denounced the rule of Spanish and Portuguese monarchs
TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE
a leader of a revolt against the French in Hispaniola in 1804
PENINSULARS
Spanish and Portuguese officials who resided temporarily in Latin America for political and economic gain
MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA
a parish priest who roused Indians to revolt against Spanish domination in Mexico in 1810
HOW MAY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PANAMA CANAL REPRESENT BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN LATIN AMERICA?
negative: the force exerted on Columbia to obtain the right to build the canel
positive: the benefits which come with increased trade
NAME TWO NINETEENTH CENTURY CAUDILLOS AND THE NATION THEY GOVERNED
Juan Manuel de Rosas: Argentina
CAUDILLOS
after independence, strong leaders in Latin America usually supported by a landed elite, gained power and ruled by military force
was made first emperor of Mexico in 1821
HOW DID THE NAPOLEONIC WARS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE IN LATIN AMERICA?
While European attention was diverted to the wars, many of the colonies in Latin America gained their independence.
TO WHICH LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES DID THE US SEND TROOPS TO PROTECT ITS INTERESTS?
Guatemala, Panama, Cuba, Honduras, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua
You can remember it by thinking:
In Guatemala, all the Pans, Cubes, and Hondas Hate DR Nick
WHY DID THE OWNERSHIP OF LARGE PLOTS OF LAND PREVENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PROGRESS IN LATIN AMERICA?
One reason is that the landed elite didn't make use of all the land they owned.
MONROE DOCTRINE
creole leader of the overthrow of the Spanish at the Battle of Chacabuco in Chile in 1817
WHY DID THE BRITISH OPPOSE THE RETURN OF EUROPEAN DOMINATION TO LATIN AMERICA AND TAKE AN INTEREST THEMSELVES?
The British wanted to trade freely with Latin American countries...and in doing so they provided important support for the new Latin republics
WHAT COUNTRIES WERE LIBERATED BY SIMÓN BOLIVAR?
Bolivar = BEC-V
Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, and Venezuela
Give a sentence or two for each name to explain their significance: PORFIRIO DÍAZ, FRANCISCO MADERO, EMILIANO ZAPATA
PORFIRIO DÍAZ: led Mexico into a period of modernization and economic development
FRANCISCO MADERO: a progressive who wanted to institute major reforms
EMILIANO ZAPATA: a radical who fought for the redisribution of wealth.
WHY WAS THE HAITAN REVOLT UNIQUE?
It was the only successful slave insurrection of modern times
SANTA ANNA
Leader who helped lose one-third of Mexico's territory to the US
WHY DIDN'T ELIMINATING EUROPEAN DOMINATION FROM LATIN AMERICA BRING ABOUT SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CHANGE?
Because nothing really changed economically....American control of trade replaced the former control of other European powers in trade
WHAT COUNTRIES WERE LIBERATED BY JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN?
Chile and Peru
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE WAR OF REFORM IN MEXICO THAT WAS FOUGHT BETWEEN 1858 AND 1861?
it was a clash between liberals and conservatives over the role of the Catholic Church