Hist 141 Assignment 9Summer 2011

By: Le Thi My Ho

Latin America's Wars of the 19th CenturyThe causes for wars in Latin America during the

19th century are numerous and create a vivid, plaid tapestry that influenced the region

10 Causes for War in Latin America-Race War :race war, the ideology of independence, the controversy

of separation versus union, boundary disputes, territorial conquests, caudilloism, resource wars, intraclass struggles, interventions caused by capitalism, and religious wars

The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 did outline a policy for intervention in Latin America in order to prevent a monarchic counterrevolution against republican governments and to deter the expansion of European colonies in the New World

Latin America's Wars of the 19th CenturyThe Haitian War for Independence (1791-

1803) began as a struggle between the privileged white planters and the less privileged affranchis (those of mixed blood) and rapidly became an all-out race war when the third and largest racial element, the pure blacks, ultimately dominated

Latin American wars for independence were an outgrowth of deep-seated political, economic, and social frustrations

Latin America's Wars of the 19th CenturyWithin colonial Latin America a class system

existed which exalted the Europeans, gave lesser privileges to the American-born, pure-blooded whites, and repressed all others

The overwhelming majority of political, military, economic, and ecclesiastical appointments went to peninsulares (persons born in Spain, also called godos in Buenos Aires and the Caribbean and gachupines in Mexico)

Further down the class ladder were the mestizos, Indians, and blacks, and each was treated progressively worse

Latin America's Wars of the 19th CenturyA factor that caused regions within a

viceregal colony to seek independence from the colonial seat of power was economic competition within that colony

During the colonial era, many administrative entities within the Spanish colonial empire had been held together primarily through their loyalty to the King

Formidable geographical barriers of mountains, jungles, deserts, rivers, and vast distances created isolated pockets of population

The Second World MexicoJanuary 1, 1994 – The North American Free

Tade Agreement went into effect and the Zapatista National Liberation Army started a renewed insurgency

2000-2005 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was mayor of Mexico City who created social and food support programs for the elderly

Half the population of the country is living in poverty with ever increasing numbers of illegal immigrants into America

While drugs are not primarily produced in Mexico,, other countries use Mexico to smuggle drugs into the United States

The Second World ColumbiaThe only south American country with both

Pacific and Caribbean CoastsSplit by 3 Andean Mountain ranges that

create distinct cultures on each sideThe leading source of almost all the

cocaine and half the heroine sold in the U.S.Home to the Revolutionaly Armed Forces of

colombia (FARC), a terrorist guerilla organization

The Second World BrazilThe largest country in South AmericaIt is the world's fifth largest country, both by

geographical area and by populationThe Brazilian fastest growing economy is the

world's seventh largest economy by nominal GDP and the eighth largest by purchasing power parity; political and economic leader in Latin America

Almost half of Brazil’s exports go to developing countries

• The largest producer and exporter of clean-burning ethanol in the world

The Second World VenezuelaSince 1999 - Hugo Chavez is the

current 56th President of VenezuelaFollows his own political ideology of Bolivarianism

Disagrees with U.S. foreign policy and allies himself strongly with the governments of Cuba, Argentina, Jamaica, Bolivia, Ecuador, and China

Oil is Venezuela’s main economic staple

Ricardo Lagos Latin American Political Leader and

EconomistA serious economist and human rights

advocate who refuses to be confined into one discipline or role

Earned a law degree from the University of Chile and a doctorate in economics from Duke University

Former Chilean president (2000-2006) whose administration achieved strong economic growth while adopting democratic and social reforms

 In 2007 he was appointed to his current position as the United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change

Shawn HernandezBorn on February 11, 1973; Houston, TXAn American Professional Wrestler of

Mexican and Puerto Rican descentRing Names: Hotstuff Hernandez;

Hernandez; Double Iron Sheik #2; Mr. Texas; The Masked Super Tex

Trained by: Tugboat Taylor; Texas Wrestling Academy; Rudy Boy Gonzalez

Debut: November 1996Hernandez is currently under contract

with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is currently a member of the Mexican America stable with Rosita Sarita and Anarquia, with whom he currently holds the TNA World Tag Team Championship