The increasing economic presence of China in Latin America: implications for US foreign policy. Maria Camila Gonzalez Research project Christian Maisch December‚ 11. 2012 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Chapter 1: China’s historical presence in Latin America 3.0 Chapter 2: Consequences of Chinese economic presence for Latin America 4.0 Chapter 3: Changes in United States foreign policy to Latin America 5.0 Chapter 4: Study case - Brazil 6.0 Conclusion 7.0 Bibliography
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late nineteenth century Latin American countries aimed to imitate England‚ France or the US‚ countries that equated Progress. What material or technological transformations did Latin Americans seem to have associated to the idea of “progress”? Latin America decided to associate with the idea of progress the idea of being able to export their home grown goods. While England‚ France and the US‚ exported industrial machinery (because it was made in those countries) Latin America decided they could not
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Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers. Tales of Parasites and People.” Desowitz mainly focuses on river blindness throughout Africa but discusses how this life-altering parasite was brought to Latin America and where it is prevalent. Desowitz (1981‚ p. 92) states that river blindness was first introduced to America in two waves. The first wave was in 1590 when slaves from West Africa were brought to Columbia and Venezuela for gold mining. The second occurred when Napoleon III sent Sudanese troops to
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Theorizing Populism In recent years‚ Latin America has seen a rise of presidents with leftist ideologies labeled by many as ‘Latin America’s left turns’. However key differences in the manner these governments respond to and manage majority-minority relations and individual rights‚ as well as their economic criteria and political order has a created a division between the ‘good’ social democrats and ‘bad’ populists. Many scholars such as Francisco Panizza‚ Romina Morelli‚ and Mitchell Seligson
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Colonialism and Latin America Eduardo Galeano is a passionate journalist and writer‚ a man that has put this passion into writing about the lost or often overlooked histories of Latin and South Americas. In one of his acclaimed books‚ Las venas abiertas de América Latina/Open Veins of Latin America‚ he looks at the history of exploitation in this place from early European explorers to current United States and European endeavors. In this paper using three examples from Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo
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Examination of Latin America: Brazil The first European settlers to arrive to Brazil were the Portuguese‚ which were led by Pedro Cabral‚ who began to colonies in the region. The Europeans found approximately 7 million native Indians living in the region. Portuguese explorers came in search of valuable goods for European trade‚ unsettled land‚ and opportunities to escape poverty in Portugal. The only item they discovered at the time of value was the Brazil wood tree (pau do brasil) from which they
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immigrants‚ racially mixed heritage. They were “too numerous” to fit inside the bubble so they committed themselves to a larger vision which included more people. Industrialization was the practical goal they most desired. Felt comfortable being Latin American. Self- Respect. Embracing cultural difference. Reinterpretation. The view that “everybody belonged” and that benefits should be shared brought forth the principle of Cohesion (the act of forming a united whole) Critiques of Imperialism
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Although Latin America has faced many social‚ political‚ and economic issues within the last three centuries‚ inequality remains one of the most important‚ historical‚ and omnipresent aspects of the region’s culture. As Europeans took over Latin America during the time of colonization‚ they implemented many elitist social structures that have held strong and are evident today (Harris). Income inequality is the most visible and greatest disparity that the region faces; yet inequality between gender
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COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA Donald J. Mabry Professor of History Mississippi State University and The Historical Text Archive historicaltextarchive.com ii For Paula Crockett Mabry iii Preface The material in this book comes from my teaching Latin American history over many years. It does not pretend to be a textbook‚ although it could form the basis of one. It is more than an outline but much is omitted. This little book contains notes and commentary on important
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Latin America: Where Independence does not come Easy The revolution that took place during the late 18th and 19th century was the Latin America Wars of Independence. These wars led to the creation of many different independent nations in Latin America. Even though they gained independence there was a lot of issues trying to establish who would gain power. This caused a number of obstacles to achieving political stability and economic development. Many leaders from the independence movement had ideas
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