Enlightenment period effect on the future of Latin America Two political revolutions arose from the Enlightenment philosophy: the French Revolution and the American Revolution. The motto of the French Revolution‚ “liberté‚ egalité‚ fraternité‚” captures of the ideas they were fighting for: liberty‚ equality‚ and rights.1 News of this overthrowing of the government reached many places‚ one of those being Latin America. During the colonial period‚ a great social gap developed between the peninsulares
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The first Catholic priests came to South America with the conquistadors and through social and political force superimposed 16th century Catholicism upon conquered peoples and in subsequent generations upon slaves arriving in the New World. Catholicism has‚ likewise‚ frequently absorbed‚ rather than confronted‚ popular folk religious beliefs. The resulting religion is often overtly Catholic but covertly pagan. Behind the Catholic facade‚ the foundations and building structure reflect varying folk
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Between 1750 and 1850 was really the age of revolutions. Including the big changes in political revolutions like the American and the French Revolutions‚ there were changes in land use for agriculture‚ transportation and also warfare....also known as Industrial Revolution...this had revolutionary changes in the economic system and global balance of power. Revolutions have seen most of the world within a deep interconnected economic system. To begin between 1750 and 1850‚ most European colonies became
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Women‚ work‚ and politics Women have been influential in Latin America through out the same time that they were influential in the rest of the world. Places like in Argentina were groups such as Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo were very influential in the history of the country. These women stood in this plaza with pictures of their loves who the military had taken away from them. The government respond to them calling them crazy since they would appear there day after day claiming for a respond
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1492 to 1750 in the Americas and Africa‚ there were social and political changes such as shift in power in the Americas‚ the power going from the natives to the Europeans; a change in the demographics of the Americas‚ Europeans became a part of the population and the population of native decreases dramatically; and a change of Africa where Africans were taken from their homes and sold for slavery. In the Americas there was a dramatic political change of power going from the natives in America to the
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Cold War Influence in Latin America The United States and the Soviet Union competed against each other during the Cold War in the second half of the 20th Century like a chess game‚ with the world as their chessboard and countries as pawns in their game. For the Russians‚ a critical part of the chessboard was Cuba and Latin America. The Russians believed that if they could align themselves with countries in the western hemisphere‚ America’s “backyard”‚ it would help the Soviet Union counter the strong
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Christmas is a holiday with special significance in Latin America‚ not just as a time for family but also as a date of tremendous traditional and spiritual significance. Although Christmas trees and other decorations can be seen in Hispanic countries‚ the most recognizable decoration during the holidays is the Nativity Scene. These scenes depict the birth of Jesus and sometimes they can be extremely ornate. In temples and churches‚ the scenes are especially large and impressive; some even utilize
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and barbarians. Half of this is true for the country of Oceania. A Utopia that is not so perfect is depicted in George Orwell’s famous novel‚ 1984. Some citizens are turned against the government and its officials when they discover the falsehoods and corrupt ideas of their Utopian government. Oceania citizen Winston Smith discovers the many false aspect of his society and tries to rise against this tainted government. The citizens of Oceania are stuck in helpless situations full of insane laws‚ are
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Hineana Todd-Whitehead 300265377 Why is Socioeconomic Inequality so High in Latin America? GEOG212 Why is Socioeconomic Inequality so High in Latin America? Introduction One of the most prominent features of Latin American countries is their collective characteristic of extensive and pervasive socioeconomic inequality (Huber 2009). Latin America has been described as the most unequal region of the world (Gasparini & Lustig 2011). Inequality
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Case 14-2 – Marketing an Industrial Product in Latin America 1) The Sales Manager‚ in this case‚ had already predetermined the outcome of his stay and the time frame this would occur in without taking the country and its cultural norms into the equation. Cultural norms ‘are sometimes referred to as the way things are done around here’ (Human Resource Institute‚ 2006) and despite getting a way to conduct himself as well as guidance to follow the lead of the commercial attaché‚ the sales manager
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