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    BRICS see greater role in Latin America June 3‚ 2013 Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra‚ specially for RIR The grouping’s engagement in the region‚ consisting of 33 countries with population of 600 million‚ has become timely. Last week witnessed some crucial developments from BRICS perspective. The Cuban foreign minister visited New Delhi and sought BRICS’ partnership with Latin American countries‚ representatives from Cuba‚ Haiti‚ Costa Rica and Chile met Russian Foreign Minister‚ Sergei Lavrov

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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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    influenced Latin America in so many ways. These ways can be seen not only on landscapes‚ but also on political events. On the article Introduction to Latin America‚ Kirby states that “It was also the guiding light for many of the leaders of the Brazilian republican movement that toppled the monarchy in 1889 and it finds expression in the words ‘Ordem e Progresso’ on the Brazilian flag” (Differing Understandings‚ Pg 5.) Unfortunately enough it just does not happen in Brazil‚ but also in many Latin American

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    Progress in late 19th century Latin America “To develop to a higher‚ better‚ or more advanced stage” is how progress is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. During the late 19th century‚ Latin America‚ in particular‚ was striving to do just what this definition states. From copying other countries ideas to living more luxurious lives‚ the majority of Latin America was ready to progress and thrive as a whole. However‚ in opposition‚ a number of people resisted progress because they were

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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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    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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    LeAndra Reed History 4360 Origins of Slavery in Latin America Africans and Indians both were enslaved by Portugal and Spain to help build their empires in the new discovered lands. Spain had been the first to reap the glory of the new found land‚ but Portugal soon followed. African existences in Latin America are due directly from the new market created for cheap labor to help cultivate the new found territories. When Spain and Portugal found the New World they relied heavily on the Indians’

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    culture‚ advancements‚ and the critical cause of decline in the worlds of the Americas‚ Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ China‚ India‚ Hebrew‚ and Iranian civilizations will be examined in along with the lasting legacies of these former societies.

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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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