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| 5870407308 | Creoles | elite american born whites | 0 | |
| 5870411183 | Jose De San Martin | he lead another revolt in southern South America in the Rio de Plata. | 1 | |
| 5870413125 | Juan Manuel de Rosas | leader of Argentina and centralist, was able to mobilize his population, he was a despotic ruler and his slogan was "death to savage filthy unitarians", and he crushed his opponents. He opened new lands to cattle ranchers. He drove liberals into exile, but they came back later with the caudillos and drove him from power. | 2 | |
| 5870418155 | Mexican American War | war between mexico and america, started by america when they voted to annex texas so that they could get california too. America wins after US seizes california and mexico's capital. Opened the door for us involvement in the carribs | 3 | |
| 5870418156 | Toussaint L'Overture | led the general rebellion in St Dominique (Haiti), Frances sugar colony in the Caribbeans | 4 | |
| 5870419763 | Pedro I | son of dom joao, he was left as a regent by his father, the king (the dom joao) after being warned that if independence came, pedro should lead the movement. In Sept 1822 he declared brazil's independence, and became the Dom, or constitutional emperor of brazil. Brazil was the only latin american colony in south america, besides mexico to become a monarchy. | 5 | |
| 5870421782 | Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | leader of Mexico, was able to mobilize his population through both personality/force. He assumed power after the liberals attacked the Church. | 6 | |
| 5870423628 | Simon Bolivar: | wealthy Creole officer, led the northern South American (centered in Caracas) revolt against Spain, he won victories in venezuela, colombia, and ecuador. | 7 | |
| 5870425111 | Caudillos | independent leaders who dominated local areas by force and sometimes seized the national govts. They mobilized large armies and in times of political division, they sometimes made and unmade the govt. | 8 | |
| 5870427365 | Monroe Doctrine | doctrine by President Monroe of the US, stated that any act by Europe to colonize in the Americas would be considered an unfriendly act by the US. America would not have been able to do much, but Britain could and it supported latin american freedom. | 9 | |
| 5870429365 | La Reforma | liberal revolt in 1854, integrated a series of laws and a new constitution. Military and clerical privileges were curtailed, and church property was placed on sale. Indian communal lands were restricted and sold. The goal of these program was to create a nation of small independent farmers. | 10 | |
| 5870431032 | Auguste Comte | French philosopher, stressed observation and scientific approach to society's problems, he created positivism, and politicians and intellectuals were guided by his set of principles and justification for their quest for political stability and economical growth. | 11 | |
| 5870433166 | Centralists | political leaders who wanted strong centralized govts with broad powers, they conflicted with the federalists. | 12 | |
| 5870435893 | Guano | bird/bat droppings fertilizer, exports of this by Peru earned 10 million and allowed the govt to end american indian tribute and abolish slavery by compensating owners | 13 | |
| 5870438006 | Domingo F. Sarmiento | president of argentina/argentine republic he brought reforms both political and economic to bring progress to it. He was the archetype for liberals. He was a constant opponent of Rosas because he believed in education and admired us and england, so he wa driven to exile. | 14 | |
| 5870438007 | Gran Columbia | a union of venezuela, colombia, and ecuador, after Simon Bolivar lead the revolt | 15 | |
| 5870439805 | Federalists: | political division that wanted tax and commercial policies to be set by regional govts. Fought with centralists | 16 | |
| 5870440969 | Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo | treaty of mexican - american war, America acquires 1/2 of mexico's territory but less than 5% of its population. | 17 | |
| 5870443159 | Panama Canal: | linked pacific and atlantic through panama, when the original govt refused to give the US access to build, US backed a revolution and signed a deal with them. | 18 | |
| 5870444926 | Emiliano Zapata | Mexican revolutionary and military commander of peasant guerrilla movement after 1910 centered in Morelos; succeeded along with Pancho Villa in removing Díaz from power; also participated in campaigns that removed Madero and Huerta; demanded sweeping land reform. | 19 | |
| 5870471739 | Porfirio Diaz | One of Juarez's generals elected president of Mexico in 1876, dominated Mexican politics for 35 years; imposed strong central government | 20 | |
| 5870471740 | Junta Central | took control of Latin America during the French Revolution "in the name of the king", but were actually opposed to the actual king who was appointed by Napoleon | 21 | |
| 5870471741 | Roosevelt Corollary | addition to Monroe Doctrine, allowed the US to interfere in affairs in the west. | 22 | |
| 5870471742 | Fazendas | coffee plantation, 40% of them is Brazil's economy, 1880-60%. Leads to slavery again. Brit pushes for abolition and pressure Brazil economically. Movement starts after 1870. Brazil is last western country to abolish slavery | 23 | |
| 5870471743 | Centralists | a political division that wanted to create a strong centralized govt with broad powers. They fought the federalists | 24 | |
| 5870471744 | Mexican Constitution of 1917 | Promised land reform, limited foreign ownership of key resources, guarenteed the rights of workers, and places restrictions on clerical education; marked formal end of Mexican Revolution | 25 | |
| 5870471745 | Miguel De Hidalgo | a Spanish priest, he lead a revolt in Mexico and won a series of small victories until the Creoles stopped supporting him for fear of social revolution. He was then captured and executed. | 26 | |
| 5870471746 | Francisco Villa (Pancho) | fought emilio zapantana in the Mexican revolution. | 27 | |
| 5870471747 | Maximillian Von Hapsburg | Austrian archduke who was convinced by Napoleon III to take the throne of Mexico | 28 | |
| 5870471748 | Benito Juarez | a zapotec indian who became governor of his state. Shared the liberal vision of a secular society based on the law in which the old privileges of church and army were taken away | 29 | |
| 5870471749 | Augustin de Iturbide | creole officer at the head of the army that opposed Father Miguel de Hidalgos revolt, he instead drew an agreement with him and their combined forces occupied Mexico City in 1821. Afterwards, he was declared emperor of Mexico | 30 | |
| 5870471750 | Buenos Aires | a booming commercial center in the late 18th century, its residents were called portenos, they resented Spanish trade restrictions, they tried to get Spain to allow them to govern themselves. But by 1816, they along with the Upper Provinces of Rio de La Plata became independent, although they were not united. | 31 | |
| 5870471751 | Dom Joao VI | King of Brazil - he was appointed by Portugal there, but was recalled by 1820 after the defeat of Napoleon, and the Portugal liberal revolution | 32 | |
| 5870471752 | Conservatives | a political division that wanted a strong centralized state, and wanted to maintain aspects of colonial society. They believed that a social structure should be in place where corporate groups that provided the most equitable basis of social action should be considered law. | 33 | |
| 5870471753 | Liberals | stressed rights of individual, and attacked corporate structure of colonial society. Wanted secular society and looked at US, and France as models for society. Wanted decentralized govt. | 34 |
