Uses World Civilizations book.
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| 153124479 | Toussaint L'Overture | Led Haiti slave rebellion | 0 | |
| 153124480 | Mask of Ferdinand | Latin American movements that allegedly supported the Bourbon monarch | 1 | |
| 153124481 | Miguel de Hidalgo | Mexican priest who started revolution among Native Americans and mestizos | 2 | |
| 153124482 | Augustin Iturbide | Conservative Creole officer in Mexican army who signed agreement with insurgent forces of independence; proclaimed emperor of Mexico | 3 | |
| 153124483 | Simon Bolivar | Creole military officer in northern South America; won series of victories in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador between 1817 and 1822; military success led to creation of independent state of Gran Colombia | 4 | |
| 153124484 | Gran Colombia | Independent state created in South America as a result of military successes of Simon Bolívar; existed only until 1830, at which time Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador became separate nations. | 5 | |
| 153124485 | jose de san martin | South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru | 6 | |
| 153124486 | Joao VI | portuguese monarch who established seat of government in brazil from 1808-1820 as a result of napoleonic invasion of iberian peninsula; made brazil seat of empire with capital at rio de janeiro. | 7 | |
| 153124487 | Pedro I | son and successor of Joao VI in brazil; aided in the declaration of Brazilian independence in 1822 and became constitutional emperor | 8 | |
| 153124488 | Jose Rodriguez de Francia | First leader of Paraguay following its independence from Spain; dictator | 9 | |
| 153124489 | Andres Santa Cruz | Mestizo general who established union of independent Peru and Bolivia between 1829 and 1839. | 10 | |
| 153124490 | caudillos | independent leaders who dominated local areas by force in defiance of national policies; sometimes seized national governments to impose their concept of rule; typical throughout newly independent countries of latin america. | 11 | |
| 153124491 | centralists | Latin American politicians who wished to create strong, centralized national governments with broad powers; often supported by politicians who described themselves as conservatives. | 12 | |
| 153124492 | federalists | wanted a two-tiered government | 13 | |
| 153124493 | monroe doctrine | an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers | 14 | |
| 153124494 | santa anna | dictator of Mexico; led attack on Alamo in 1836; defeated by Sam Houston at San Jacinto; participated in the Mexican War sold the "Gadsden Purchase" to U.S.; Exiled from Mexico | 15 | |
| 153124495 | manifest destiny | a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God); United States belief in 19th century | 16 | |
| 153124496 | treaty of guadalup-hidalgo | This ended the Mexican war by giving the U.S half of Mexico; signed in 1848 | 17 | |
| 153124497 | benito juarez | Mexican national hero; brought liberal reforms to Mexico, including separation of church and state, land distribution to the poor, and an educational system for all of Mexico; defeated French emperor | 18 | |
| 153124498 | Maximilian von Habsburg | Proclaimed emperor of Mexico following intervention of France in 1862; ruled until overthrow and execution by liberal revolutionaries under Benito Juárez in 1867. | 19 | |
| 153124499 | Argentine Republic | replaced state of Buenos Aires in 1862 as a result of a compromise between centralists and federalists. | 20 | |
| 153124500 | Domingo F. Sarmiento | Liberal politician and president of the Argentine Republic; author of Facundo, a critique of caudillo politics; increased international trade and launched reforms in education and transportation. | 21 | |
| 153124501 | modernization theory | The belief that the more industrialized, urban, and modern a society became, the more social change and improvement were possible as traditional patterns and attitudes were abandoned or transformed. | 22 | |
| 153124502 | dependency theory | The belief that development and underdevelopment were not stages but were part of the same process; that development and growth of areas like western Europe were achieved at the expense of underdevelopment of dependent regions like Latin America. | 23 | |
| 153124503 | Porfirio Diaz | One of Juarez's generals; elected president of Mexico in 1876; dominated Mexican politics for 35 years; imposed strong central government | 24 | |
| 153124504 | Spanish American War | War fought between Spain and the United States beginning in 1898; centered on Cuba and Puerto Rico; permitted American intervention in Caribbean, annexation of Puerto Rico and the Philippines | 25 | |
| 153124505 | Panama Canal | An aspect of American intervention in Latin America; resulted from United States support for a Panamanian independence movement in return for a grant to exclusive rights to a canal across the Panama isthmus; provided short route from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean; completed 1914. | 26 |
