Latin america&mex snapshot
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Late 19th century and
20th centuries Snapshot
Latin America
& Mexico
(after independence)
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Cultural & Social Continuities
• Roman Catholicism as a belief system– Influences politics
• Importance of the family and strong patriarchy
• Large gap between upper classes and lower classes.
• Native beliefs and identity
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Cultural and Social Changes• Liberation Theology - Roman Catholic non-
violent activists working to end social inequality and unjust treatment of the poor
• Protestant Evangelical Christianity has grown.
• Globalization – has led to changes in culture, gender roles, and youth
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Political Changes New Nation States in the 19th century:
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Political Continuities• Importance of the military
– Military leadership took control to end chaos or solve problems others couldn’t solve.
• Caudillo Political Leadership– Military leaders who rose to
power– Many became dictators
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Political Changes• Revolutionary groups have challenged political
power– Socialist/Communist groups – Native groups– Terrorist Groups
• Laborers have supported changes in leadership.• Mexican Revolution of the early 1900s led to
nationalization of resources and industry• Cuban Revolution – Fidel Castro led communist
revolution in Cuba
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Continuity in Latin America – US involvement
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Economic ContinuitiesDependency on the West• Plantation then estate
agriculture for export was a base of the economies.
• Western markets determined Latin American exports.
• Latin America was dependent on Western investment and manufactured goods.
• Limited industrialization.
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Economic Changes• Mining and early oil
industry began• Extension of road,
rail, and canal networks
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Change - Effects of the Great Depression on Latin America
• Foreign investments and purchases declined
• The liberals were discredited and so was Western capitalism
• Violent coups in 12 countries.
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Change-Effects of World Wars on Latin America
• Import substitution industrialization – growth in industry in Latin America to manufacture what had been imported
• Distrust of Western ideas of government and economy. Growth of . . .– Socialism/communism– Liberation theology
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Economic Changes• Drug trafficking had
both political and economic effects in regions of Latin America.
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Central America Drug Trafficking routes