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    European Settlement in Latin America Between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ Europeans entered Latin America and created new political structures‚ increased trade‚ and brought their religion. This happened because the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas‚ while Portugal took over what is now Brazil. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztecs while Francisco Pizzarro conquered the Incas. The Aztecs and Incas were two great Native American civilizations. In Latin America‚ slavery remained unchanged. These areas

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    Significant change in U.S Relations with Latin America? The Cold War period for the United States meant a shift in foreign policy‚ prioritizing ideological and anti-Communist issue. U.S policy towards Latin America notably changed in this respect to incorporate a heightened sense of hegemonic and interventionist power over the Americas differing from earlier U.S sovereignty in the region. This new change in policy mainly manifested itself in the area of Central America. During the different periods of

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    Chapter 9 Latin America Shock therapy in economics • Economic shift from a government-dominated economy to a market economy. What are the policies? • Privatize state owned businesses • Eliminated Price Controls • “Liberalize” Trade to introduce competitive pricing into the economy (Remove Tariff Barriers) • Privatization from 500 to 25 business from 1973 to 1980 • Drastic Budget Reductions • Radical restricting of the public sector and reduction in its spending

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    LATIN AMERICA WHAT IS IT? Term thought to be coined by French Emperor Napoleon III‚ during occupation of Mexico Reference to cultural commonalities shared by those who speak Romance languages: Spanish‚ Portuguese‚ French. Confusing point‚ since some countries in region are English speaking: Belize‚ Jamaica‚ Guyana; Suriname- Dutch speaking 34 nations‚ 590 million Geography Region south of Rio Grande to tip of South America. 8 mill sq miles‚ Huge‚ 2.5 times size of U.S. Frozen windswept land

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    Indigenous People of Latin America Throughout the world‚ when new lands were conquered‚ old customs would be lost. However‚ in Latin America‚ a great deal of their indigenous tribes not only survived being conquered‚ they are still around today. Different regions of Latin America are home to different peoples and many tribes are part of ancient full-fledged kingdoms. Some of these kingdoms are among the most well-known in the world. The Meso-American native peoples make Latin America famous. These

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    The journey of Christianity in Latin America from its inception to modern times has been an interesting phenomenon to observe. Todd Hartch’s book‚ The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity‚ outlines this rebirth and attempts to explain the causal mechanisms behind the event. He writes‚ “the history of Christianity in Latin America since 1950 defied expectations not so much because there was a rebirth of Christianity‚ but because of how that rebirth occurred” (Hartch 2014). This paper will be

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    Latin America: A Legacy of Oppression When the Europeans first arrived in Latin America‚ they didn’t realize the immensity of their actions. As history has proven‚ the Europeans have imposed many things on the Latin American territory have had a long‚ devastating effect on the indigenous people. In the centuries after 1492‚ Europeans would control much of South America and impose a foreign culture upon the already established civilizations that existed before their arrival. These imposed ideas left

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    Eugenia Bejar Period B April 5‚ 2011 Roles of Women in Latin America vs. Western Europe from 1750- 1914 Women of Latin America were far more influential than those of Western Europe before the European period of conquest from the 1500’s until 1750. However‚ the time from 1750 to 1914 was a revolutionary period in Latin America‚ Western Europe‚ and throughout the rest of the world. Not only so‚ but it was during this time that the ideas of industrialism‚ imperialism‚ democracy‚ capitalism

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    The Road to Democracy in Latin America By Arneida McDonald International Political Problems Strayer University Chesapeake‚ VA 23320 Email: arneida.mcdonald@navy.mil Democracy in Latin America: Success‚ Challenge and the Future The Latin American political scene today offers no perspectives for revolutionary change in the sense of break in the class politico-institutional order‚ even though the factors

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    Racism in North America

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    Introduction Racism in the United States has been a major issue ever since the colonial era and the slave era. Nowadays‚ people in the U.S. continue to have some prejudices against other races. Imagine being hated‚ discriminated against or harassed just because of your skin colour‚ race‚ religion‚ culture or nationality. You may not think this is racism‚ but it is. My hope is that by the end of this speech you will try to put an end to racism when you hear it and when you see it. You see racism

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