. Learn about Maria Teresa Tula‚ a leader of COMADRES‚ by accessing http://rfkcenter.org/maria-teresa-tula. Maria Teresa was kidnapped‚ raped several times‚ and severely beaten‚ yet she continued her struggle even when family members rejected her for being raped. However‚ rejection after being raped triggered her questioning about women’s subordinated position in society and helped her to start seeing the world through gender eyes. Read about her story and then write a paragraph about your personal
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The Latin American countries‚ in the period of 1875 to 1950‚ dealt with many communal and political concerns regarding a profusion of issues. These problems included the fight for independence‚ the rights of women‚ political stability‚ slavery‚ differences in ideological views‚ and gender inequality within countries such as Brazil‚ Argentina‚ Cuba‚ Bolivia‚ and Mexico. As conflicts pursued‚ civility began to cease and civil wars broke out. The countries of Latin America also ultimately suffered due
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Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas‚ 1800-1890 1. Introduction a. The French under Napoleon III seized power in Mexico b. Maximilian deposed c. Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas gain independence 2. Independence in Latin America a. Roots of revolution‚ to 1810 i. Great works of the Enlightenment and Napoleon III’s decision to invade Portugal ii. The Junta Central iii. The growth of American Nationalism b. Spanish south America‚ 1810-1825 i. Independence declared
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Throughout Latin American History there have been several important leaders‚ but one leader in particular changed Latin American history forever. This particularly important early nineteenth-century leader was named Simón Bolívar. Simón Bolívar as a leader stood out from all the other leaders‚ because he played a crucial role in Latin American Independence. He was a revolutionary‚ an intellectual‚ and a visionary man that made Latin American independence successful during the nineteenth century.
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Chapter 25 Reading Guide Questions- “The Consolidation of Latin America‚ 1830-1920” 1. What philosophical values did Latin American leaders share with Western leaders? 2. How did both the American and French Revolutions set examples for Latin America? 3. Who led the revolt and independence movement in Haiti? 4. How did Napoleon’s activities in Europe lead to many independence movements in Latin America? 5. Who was Simon Bolivar? What was Gran Colombia? 6. Where did Jose the San Martin lead
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businesses‚ for exploiting Latin Americans. He also warns of the dangers of cultural imperialism. Interventions have become more frequent with the expansion of frontiers. The United States have recently intervened in the territory of Acre‚ there to found a republic of rubber gatherers; at Panama‚ there to develop a province and construct a canal; in Cuba‚ under cover of the Platt Amendment‚ to maintain order in the interior; in Santo Domingo‚ to support the civilising revolution and overthrow the tyrants;
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privileges the people born in Europe had. Though they were of higher class than most people in Latin America‚ they didn’t have much political power. Along with this‚ the Creoles were treated as far less important than the Peninsulares‚ mostly because they were not born in Europe‚ and held less superior jobs. Spain also viewed them as Americans‚ therefore they had the same restrictions as the natives of Latin America. Finally‚ the Creoles were considered a different race than everyone else‚ and did not fit
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a movement and genre within Latin American and Iberian music of folk music‚ folk-inspired music and socially committed music”. Nueva Cancion is seen as playing a powerful role in the social upheavals in Portugal‚ Spain‚ and Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s. Nueva Cancion started in Chile in the 1960s and was known as “The Chilean New Song”. Soon Nueva Cancion started to emerge in Spain and other areas of Latin America. “Nueva Cancion renewed tradtitional Latin American folk music‚ and was
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Vasconcelo writes about the definition of Latin American people and their divine mission in America‚ while also briefly comparing them to other races such as the Europeans. Vasconcelo states that there are 4 racial trunks‚ the Blacks‚ the Indians‚ the Mongols‚ and the Whites‚ while expanding detail with the Whites who he described as organizing themselves in Europe‚ and becoming invaders of the rest of the world. Vasconcelo gives an example as the Spaniards conquered Latin American‚ however he believes that
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territories. Both empires also encountered conflict during their Imperialistic age; the Russians encountered the Japanese during the Russo-Japanese War (which the Russians lost) and the Spaniards encountered revolutions (mainly sparked by Creole resentment of peninsular rule) in Latin America. In comparison to other European powers‚ Russia was much more renegade in its empire-building tactics than Spain. While the Russians focused on expanding the country and incorporating newly captured land into
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