AP World Chapter 25 Terms Flashcards
Mr. Brown AP World ECHHS
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| 374087255 | Toussaint L'Overture | leader of the slave rebellion on the French island of St. Domingue in 1791; led to the creation of the independent republic of Haiti in 1804 | 0 | |
| 374087256 | mask of Ferdinand | term given to the movements in Latin America allegedly loyal to the deposed Bourbon king of Spain; they actually were Creole movements for independence | 1 | |
| 374087257 | Miguel de Hidalgo | Mexican priest who established and independence movement among Indians and mestizos in 1810; after early victories he was captured and executed | 2 | |
| 374087258 | Simon Bolivar | Creole military officer in northern South America; won victories in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador between 1817 and 1822 that led to the independent state of Gran Colombia | 3 | |
| 374087259 | Jose de San Martin | eager of movements in Rio de la Plata that led to the independence of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata by 1816; later led independence movements in Chile and Peru | 4 | |
| 374087260 | Pedro I | son and successor of Joao VI in Brazil; aided in the declaration of Brazilian independence in 1822 and became constitutional emperor | 5 | |
| 374087261 | caudillos | leaders in independent Latin America who dominated local areas by force in defiance of national policies; sometimes seized the national government | 6 | |
| 374087262 | centralists | Latin American politicians who favored regional governments rather than centralized administrations; often supported by conservative politicians | 7 | |
| 374087263 | federalists | Latin American politicians who favored regional governments rather than centralized administrations; often supported by liberal politicians | 8 | |
| 374087264 | positivism | a philosophy based on the ideas of Auguste Compte; stressed observation and scientific approaches to the problems of society | 9 | |
| 374087265 | Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana | Mexican general who seized power after the collapse of the Mexican republic in 1835 | 10 | |
| 374087266 | Benito Juarez | Indian lawyer and politician who led a liberal revolution against Santa Ana; defeated by the French who made Maximillian emperor; returned to power from 1867 to 1872 | 11 | |
| 374087267 | La Reforma | name of Juarez's liberal revolution | 12 | |
| 374087268 | Porfirio Diaz | one of Juarez's generals; elected president of Mexico in 1876 and dominated politics for 35 years | 13 | |
| 374087269 | Spanish American War | fought between Spain and the United States beginning in 1898; resulted in annexation of Puerto Rico and the Philippines; permitted American intervention in the Caribbean | 14 |