Latin America An Overview of Economy‚ Business and Challenges Introduction Latin America suffered during the years of 1980-1990 with political instability and low growth rates. Nowadays the situation is different‚ the region is improving towards economic stability and grater democracy‚ however the reforms performed during the last decade are still incomplete. High rates of poverty and bad income distribution remain as the main problems of the region. The last few years has shown that Latin
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Populist People Influencing Latin America (Argentina‚ Venezuela‚ and Peru) Latin American Politics POLS 335 Nathan Bacon Latin America is at a crucial turning point when talking about political influences and movements in some of regions countries. There have been many leaders that have influenced countries like Venezuela‚ Argentina‚ and Peru. There are not only important figures that are apart of or have influenced important populist and revolutionary movements but there
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In colonial Latin America‚ one aspect of life that was constantly under attack and had to be guarded at all costs was the ideal of one’s Honour. Women in colonial Latin America had to especially be on their guard to protect their honour‚ as an unanswered attack to their honour could ruin a family’s honour. But if a woman’s honour was attacked there were ways for her to protect it. The honour women possessed at the time was said to be not as important as the honour of a man‚ but it is‚ in fact‚ more
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Spanish founded Colonial Latin America‚ the cultures socially‚ physically‚ and politically united to form a new society. The Spanish‚ Indians‚ and African slaves attempted to embed their homeland’s culture into this new society. This formed a clash of cultures because each came with its own set of norms. The go-betweens played a pivotal role during encounters between the cultures acting as interpreters and the Jesuits as Christian converters. As colonial Latin America society was forming and blending
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Running head: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH xxxx HUMN xxx xxxx February 11‚ 2011 In 1983‚ Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua in response to word that a growing alliance between priests and Marxists revolutionaries was emerging in Latin America. Historically‚ the Catholic Church in Europe had taken a strong anti-communist stance. And so the emerging alliance troubled Pope John Paul II despite the fact that priests claimed they were simply doing what Christ would do in championing
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Introduction The United States and the Latin American countries have been connected geologically since frontier times‚ and in the late-eighteenth century‚ U.S. vendors started exchanging with Spain’s New World settlements. Amid this period‚ Latin American progressives looked to the United States more and more as a political model‚ an effective case of a settlement diverting from the burden of the European power and building up a republic. In spite of solid weights from some U.S. pioneers‚ for example
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org/pentagon/Pentagon/Forms/AllItems.aspx Introduction to National Security “The historical developments and international security within Latin-america” Term PaPER MH 411 Table of Contents 1 Summary 1 2 Introduction 1 3 Latin America and the U.S. (Ahead of the 20th Century) 2 4 Latin America and the U.S. (During the 20th Century) 3 5 Latin America and the U.S. (In the 21st Century) 5 6 Mexico 7 7 Conclusion 8 Appendix A: Notes A
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In the 19th and 20th century‚ Latin America went through a huge period of progress when it came to gender norms and patriarchy. Prior to this time‚ the majority of households in Latin America had a very defined patriarchy‚ with men as protectors and providers. Women who could afford to stay at home usually did ‚ caring for children and tending to the home. However‚ into the 20th century‚ we start to see more women not only getting educations‚ but also seeing the importance of education for their
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Civilian vs. Military rule in Latin America In any study regarding the relationship between military and civilian rule In Latin America‚ it is important to have an understanding of the extensive role that the military has played in the region. The almost inseparable link between the civilian political system and military authority is key to gaining an insight into the challenges of attempting to consolidate rising democratic trends in a post-transition environment‚ from military to civilian rule
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Throughout the past few centuries‚ Latin America created and maintained a split between the center and the fringe of their society which at some points negatively affected them and their potential growth. This split focused on the rural and urban aspects of their countries‚ cities‚ and states and how they interact with each other throughout the 18th century and beyond. During the colonial period‚ the fringe or rural areas were more important than the center or urban areas‚ as the fringe produced
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