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39955994851. Toussaint L'Ouvertureleader of slave rebellion on the French sugar island of St. Domingue in 1791; led to creation of independent republic of Haiti in 18040
39955994862. Joseph BonaparteNapoleon's brother, made king of Spain but unable to control the Spanish which led to the costly Peninsula War1
39955994873. Mask of Ferdinandmovements in Latin America allegedly loyal to the displaced Bourbon king of Spain, Ferdinand VII; Creole movements for independence2
39955994884. Father Miguel de HidalgoMexican priest who established independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810; despite early victories, was captured and executed3
39955994895. Augustín de IturbideMexican (creole) army officer who joined forces w/ the Indians and Mestizos won Mexico independence then claimed himself emperor4
39955994906. Simon BolívarVenezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule5
39955994917. Gran ColombiaBolivar's plan to unite Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, and Columbia; united in 1822 but broke apart in1830 because of geography6
39955994928. José de San MartínSouth American general and statesman, born in Argentina; leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, aand Chile; protector of Peru7
39955994939. Dom João VIPortuguese monarch who established seat of government in Brazil from 1808 to 1820 as a result of Napoleonic invasion of Iberian peninsula; made Rio de Janeiro the capital8
399559949410. Dom Pedro Ison and successor of Dom João VI in Brazil; aided in the declaration of Brazilian independence from Portugal in 1822; became constitutional emperor of Brazil9
399559949511. Dr. José Rodríguez de Franciafirst leader of Paraguay following its independence from Spain; dictator10
399559949612. Federalistssupporters of the stronger central government who advocated the ratification of the new constitution11
399559949713. Andrés Santa CruzMestizo general who established union of independent Peru and Bolivia between 1829 and 183912
399559949814. Manifest Destinythis expression was popular in the 1840's; many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea", from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean; this rationale drove the acquisition of territory13
399559949915. Positivisma quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation14
399559950016. Caudillosmilitary dictator; gained control after independence movements15
399559950117. Centralistspeople who favor national action over action at the state and local levels16
399559950218. Panama Canala ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)17
399559950319. Monroe Doctrinean American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers18
399559950420. GuanoBird droppings used a fertilizer; a major trade item of Peru in the late nineteenth century19
399559950521. PortenosBuenos Aires inhabitants20
399559950622. Fazendascoffee estates that spread within interior of Brazil between 1840 and 1860; created major export commodity for Brazilian trade; led to intensification of slavery in Brazil21
399559950723. Antonio López de Santa AnnaMexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War22
399559950824. Minas Geraisregion of Brazil located in mountainous interior where gold strikes were discovered in 1695; became location for gold rush23
399559950925. BahiaMonotehistic religion founded in 1860's Persia (Iran) by Bahalla24
399559951026. Rafael Carrerafarmer who led a revolt and became leader of Guatemala25
399559951127. Liberalspeople who generally favor government action and view change as progress26
399559951228. Lord CanningBritish minister U.S. and England issued a warning to other nations to stay out of Latin America to protect the trade routes27
399559951329. Auguste ComteFrench philosopher remember as the founded of positivism; saw human history as 3 stages: theological, metaphysical and scientific; founded "sociology"28
399559951430. Napoleon IIInephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, and elected emperor of France from 1852-1870; invaded Mexico when the Mexican government couldn't repay loans from French bankers; set up a new government under Maximillian; refused Lincoln's request that France withdraw29
399559951531. Empress Carlotawife of the first emperor of Mexico; worked with France to lessen their grip on them30
399559951632. War of the Triple Allianceconflict with Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina31
399559951733. Antonio Conselheirowar in Canudos against him; Catholic preacher believed in Milinarianism; hated by authorities, churches, and local landowners; soldiers sent to destroy him and his followers32
399559951834. Euclides de CunhaBrazilian writer33
399559951935. José Hernándezpoet who offered a romanticized vision of the gaucho and protested its decline in the poem "The Gaucho Martin Fierro"34
399559952036. Alberto Blest GanaChilean novelist and diplomat; considered the father of Chilean novel35
399559952137. Policarpa Salvaterra(La Pola) Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada36
399559952238. War of the Pacificconflict over the Atacama nitrate fields led in 1879 to this war, which resulted in the humiliating defeat of Bolivia and Peru by Chile; also resulted inBolivia becoming a landlocked country37
399559952339. Great Boomperiod between 1830 and 1870 in which a few miles of track grew into 900,000 miles of track38
399559952440. Generation of 1880from 1880-1914 rapid economic growth under liberal presidents and a massive influx of European migrants39
399559952541. Golondrinas"Swallows"; Italian workers who migrated annually between Europe and South America to take advantage of different growing seasons40
399559952642. Theodore Roosevelt26th President of the U.S.; known for conservationism, trust-busting, Hepburn Act, safe food regulations, "Square Deal", Panama Canal, Great White Fleet, won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiation of peace in Russo-Japanese War41
399559952743. "American Way"the idea that you can work harder and prosper42
399559952844. José Enrique RodóUruguayan essayist; called for the youth of Latin America to reject materialism to revert back to Greco-Roman habits of free thought and self enrichment, and to develop and concentrate on their culture43
399559952945. MexicanAmerican War- (1846-1841) the war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory44
399559953046. Gauchosmounted rural workers in the Rio de la Plata region of Argentina; cowboys45
399559953147. Treaty of GuadalupeHidalgo- treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million46
399559953248. Maximilian von Habsburgproclaimed emperor of Mexico following intervention of France in 1862; ruled until overthrow and execution by liberal revolutionaries under Benito Juárez in 186747
399559953349. La Reformaliberal rebellion of Benito Juárez against the forces of Santa Anna48
399559953450. Porfirio Díaza dictator who dominated Mexico, permitted foreign companies to develop natural resources and had allowed landowners to buy much of the countries land from poor peasants49
399559953551. Juan Manuel de Rosasfederalist leader in Buenos Aires; took power in 1831; commanded loyalty of gauchos; restored local autonomy50
399559953652. Cientificosadvisors of government of Porfirio Diaz who were strongly influenced by positivist ideas; permitted government to project image of modernization51
399559953753. Argentine Republicreplaced state of Buenos Aires in 1862; result of compromise between centralists and federalists52
399559953854. SpanishAmerican War- In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence53
399559953955. Domingo F. Sarmientoliberal politician and president of the Argentine Republic; author of Facundo, a critique of caudillo politics; increased international trade and launched reforms in education and transportation54
399559954056. Modernization theorya model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences between nations55
399559954157. Dependency theorythe 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 America56

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