During the 1800’s US and other colonies from Europe wanted Latin America to become a source of materials‚ and to become a market for goods. The US and Europe nations started to build mines‚ railroads‚ and bridges. The US and other nations began working together while both using the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine is an principle of the US policy‚ but then the governments of Latin America started to think that the US was going to use the Monroe Doctrine to defeat all of Western Hemisphere
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Latin America Test Study Guide 1. Explorers for Spain and Portugal: a. Portuguese i. First to launch large-scale operations ii. Prince Henry supported explorations‚ established court—sent expeditions west to Atlantic islands‚ south to Western African coast—Portuguese settled Azores and Madeira Islands‚ learned about African coast—gold and slaves iii. Wanted water route around Africa to India—Bartolomeu Dias attempted‚ pushed back iv. Vasco da Gama
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It was not only the United States and Europe that were touched by Modernism; Latin America was also feeling the effect of this shift in the art world during the beginning of the 20th century. While beginning to achieve some level of independence from its European occupiers‚ Latin American and its artists were embracing Modernism which fit well with the mixed race cultures of this region. The indigenous peoples of Mexico‚ for instance‚ endured a brutal occupation by the Spanish starting in 1521 by
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For more than a decade‚ the Latin American region relied on "socialism of the 21st century‚" as the driving force for positive change as the world economy was experiencing surpluses beyond belief. This era of plenty was coined the “Pink Tide” – (a reference of the leftist movement’s political philosophy) as Leftist governments took advantage of an already sustained commodities boom after blaming the market oriented policies of their predecessors for economical challenges they were facing at the
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oCan Paul Simon‚ Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney Have Anything in Common? Paul McCartney will be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the White House on June 2‚ 2010 by the Library of Congress. Many of his contemporary songwriters will be present for the event. Photo Credit What do Paul Simon‚ Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney have in common other than popular icons of music: the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Gershwin Prize is one of the many honors awarded by the Library
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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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After WWII all of Latin America had gained its independence form their colonizers and were steadily trying to build their countries up socially and economically in the world. Many had advanced in addressing the social disparities and discriminations towards their citizens at some level however‚ the change was minimal with the countries still favoring the private/elite sector. The latter had a lot to do with the external powers that were coming into Latin America at this time. With the US’s rise in
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Latin America typically refers to the geographic areas on the American continent where languages derived from Latin are widely spoken such as: Portuguese in Brazil‚ and Spanish in most of Central America‚ South America‚ and parts of the Caribbean. The French-speaking parts of the Caribbean are sometimes included as well‚ but all mainland North American regions north of the Rio Grande are excluded in spite of French being widely spoken in Canada. Dependency is associated with the economic development
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The Ethical Leader in the Workplace In today’s society‚ many Americans do not believe that ethics are essential component of the workplace. We can look at Enron‚ Arthur Andersen and numerous other organizations to see what can happen when managers behave unethically. While many individuals say that he/she is ethical‚ we often find ourselves in situations where living up to our ethical beliefs is difficult. These are the situations that separate good (and effective) leaders from everyone else
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Boxer In 1968 Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley wrote “The Boxer”‚ a modern rock ballad. This narrative poetry tells the story of a young man struggling financially to make ends meet in a down economy. Like all narrative poetry‚ it tells a story of true life emotions that people can relate to. At the time‚ the economy in the United States of America was weak and thus many Americans were struggling financially. During this economic crisis‚ this ballad was popularized by the famous Simon and Garfunkel musical
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