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    American Expansionism The beginnings of the early 1800’s‚ the United States was starting to notice potential in growth and expansion. They saw opportunities in Latin America‚ as there were only small Spanish colonies. In addition‚ Latin America was yet to gain any independence which made them very vulnerable and up for grabs for the U.S. expansion. One problem was at this time U.S. was trying their best to stay out of foreign conflicts and not stay out of foreign alliances. Which they would most

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    Connecting the Dots My Comprehensive Life Plan Regis Scoubart The Trip Life is a journey that I am on with God‚ at this point in my journey what matters to me the most is being a great dad to my two kids‚ Nina and Seth. Love God and love others‚ in my words and actions is my personal mission statement. My Life plan will be focused on the goal of displaying

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    In the early 1800s‚ Latin America had a revolution of its own‚ in which most of the colonies became independent by taking advantage of France and Britain’s current fighting. Most are not all of the provinces turned countries decided to utilize a Republic form of government. Mexico in particular also agreed that a Republic would be an excellent way to go‚ as it allows the criollos to have complete power over the government. It also allowed them to retain‚ as well as increase their land size to maximize

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    History of the Americas HL Required Summer Reading Study Guide Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America By John Charles Chasteen Foreign Affairs November/December 2000 states: Born in Blood and Fire is a briskly written yet sophisticated introduction to Latin America that will be greatly welcomed by non-specialists and experts alike. Chasteen paints on a very broad canvas‚ but he succeeds in capturing with enviable conciseness the major ingredients of Latin America’s uniqueness

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    Canada: A Bridge Connecting Together the Rest of the World By E. Chan The year was 1981‚ and Kin Chan had arrived in Canada for the first time‚ leaving China‚ the communist-controlled nation‚ to seek a better life and a promising future for his family. Having only partially completed secondary education (the Cultural Revolution forbids citizens to advance in education)‚ Chan still maintained his optimism: “[Chan]...do what whatever it takes to work hard and survive and raise a family here in

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    Who are the poor in the happiest country in Latin America? Costa Rica is known for the beautiful landscapes‚ ecologic sites and for being the happiest country in Latin America. But have a serious poverty problem‚ around 20% of its people live in below the poverty line. Who are the poor in the happiest country in Latin America? To answer this question is essential to understand poverty and its causes‚ specifically in Costa Rica. When a person is in poverty means that it can’t satisfy all of the

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    Colonialism in Latin America took place over a span of 300 years and came to an end starting in 1821 due to unrest in Latin America. Independence for the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies brought both short term and long term consequences but many of the leaders in the early stages of the independence movements were optimistic about the future of their countries. At the start there was a lot of violence‚ lack of capital investment‚ and constant power grabs by the wealthy elite. Those troubles

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    Why did the Creole lead the fight or independence in Latin America you may ask‚ the answer is they led the fight to protect themselves from the other social groups like the Indians below them who hated the Creoles and to protect their economic and political interests from the Peninsulares who were controlling their trade preventing them from obtaining political and economic power. In 1808 France invaded Spain and ended the protection that Creoles relied upon to protect themselves and estate from

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    We all say how much we hate school and that we wish we didn’t have to go but in all truth we are so lucky to be able to get the chance to graduate high school and hopefully go to the college of our dreams. In Latin America‚ the country of Brazil doesn’t have the best education. In Latin America alone education is difficult to come by. Although the education system in Brazil has changed throughout the years schooling is still a struggle for people. Part of the problems Brazil’s learning system has

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    The Wars of Independence in Latin America • Rebellions between 1804-1824 • Colonial govt. ended in S. America • Haiti revolt o led by Toussaint L’Ouverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines o Merchant‚ landowner‚ professional class participated (Creole elite) o Natives and blacks didn’t as much • Discontentment of Creoles o Slave revolts in Andes‚ scared Creoles o Angry w/Spanish govt.  Taxes too high  Trade limits • Peninsulares-whites born in Spain o Got the best positions

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