Industrialization & Western Global Hegemony 1750-1914: Consolidation of Latin America, 1830-1920

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BoothAP World History Ch 25Reading Study Guide #1 P. 562-574

1.Describe the tragic end of Austrian Archduke Maximilian von Hapsburg, Emperor of Mexico.

2.What philosophical values did Latin American leaders share with Western leaders?

3. When did the Portuguese Royal family set up court in Brazil?_____

4.When did Brazil declare independence?_____

5. When did the USA promulgate the Monroe Doctrine?_____

6. What were the years of French intervention in Mexico?_____

7. When did Brazil switch from Empire to Republic?_____

8. What were the years of the Spanish American War?_____

9. How did both the American AND French Revolutions set examples for Latin America?

10. Who led the revolt and independence movement in Haiti?

11. How did Napoleon’s activities in Europe lead to many independence movements in Latin America?

12. Briefly describe Mexico’s independence struggle & outcome.

13. Who was Simon Bolivar? What is/was Gran Colombia?

14. Where did Jose the San Martin lead the independence struggle?

15. Briefly describe Brazil’s independence struggle & outcome?

16. How is Brazil’s story SO VERY different from the rest of Latin America? Who was the leader?

17. Though most independence leaders had shared Enlightenment ideals, how did they differ on religion? On slavery?

18. Why did the original LARGE nations of newly freed Latin America break up? (Except Brazil)

19. Who were the caudillos? Why did they make new governments in Latin America unstable?

20. Stearns seems to blame Latin American political instability on a colonial heritage, do you agree or disagree with his assessment? Why?

Read “Document: Confronting the Hispanic Heritage- from Independence to Consolidation”

21. To what extent did leaders of independence see their problems as a result of their Hispanic heritage?

22. What would have been the reaction of the mass of the population to Sariento’s ideas progress?

23. How did the Monroe Doctrine operate? Even though it was US policy- why did Britain enforce it?

24. How did Latin American leaders try to integrate these nations into the world economy in the 1800s?

25. What French philosopher influenced many Latin American leaders?

26. Name his philosophy. Why do you think it was so appealing the leaders of these new nations?

27. Why were some of these efforts at modernization & economic progress met with great resistance by “the people” of Latin America?