Consolidation of Latin America

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Question 1

What were some of the challenges faced by Latin America in the 19th century?

Answer 1

Internal divisions, foreign imperialism, cross-border disputes, and political instability.

Question 2

What were some of the issues that new Latin American nations faced?

Answer 2

Dependence on the international economic system, voting rights, representative governments, and the position of the Roman Catholic Church. Signup and view all the answers

Question 3

What happened to Mexico's experiment with monarchy in 1823? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 3

It was quickly abandoned and a republic was established. Signup and view all the answers

Question 4

What were Caudillos in Latin America? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 4

Local leaders who sometimes seized national governments and operated out of self-interest. Signup and view all the answers

Question 5

What were some of the different political parties that sprang up in many new Latin American republics? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 5

Those representing different viewpoints. Signup and view all the answers

Question 6

What were some of the different European influences that opened up to Latin America after the end of Spanish colonial dominance? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 6

French neoclassical tradition and Romanticism. Signup and view all the answers

Question 7

What was the social and political alliance produced by the Latin American export economy? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 7

Between large landowners, miners, and export merchants. Signup and view all the answers

Question 8

What was the impact of the Spanish-American War on Puerto Rico and Cuba? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 8

Puerto Rico became a possession of the US and Cuba was reduced to a dependency. Signup and view all the answers

Question 9

What was the growing influence of the US in Latin America despite increasing criticism of its interventions? Signup and view all the answers

Answer 9

Military, cultural, and economic penetration. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Consolidation of Latin America 1810-1930

Latin America in the 19th century faced internal divisions, threats from foreign imperialism, cross-border disputes, and political leaders who tended to begin as liberals and democrats but ended up as dictators.
New nations inherited problems from their colonial past and were largely dependent on the international economic system, facing issues with voting rights, representative governments, and the position of the Roman Catholic Church.
Political fragmentation was seen in Central America, with Mexico quickly abandoning its experiment with monarchy and establishing a republic in 1823. Attempts to form a unified government failed, giving way to individual states in 1838.
Caudillos dominated local areas in Latin America, sometimes seizing national governments and operating out of self-interest, while political parties representing different viewpoints sprang up in many new republics.
Great Britain and the United States played significant roles in the region, with Britain becoming the largest trading partner and the US investing heavily in Latin America after the Civil War.
From 1820 to 1850, Latin America permitted state development of infrastructure, with roads and railroads built to export from the interior. After 1850, the economy remained stagnant and was strictly dependent on the world trade network.
The tension in Latin American culture between Indian and Black cultures remained marginalized, and the end of Spanish colonial dominance opened Latin America to other European influences, such as French neoclassical tradition and Romanticism.
Women played an active role in the independence movements but gained little power during the 19th century, while slavery was abolished during independence but social and economic equality was not gained.
The Latin American export economy produced a social and political alliance between large landowners, miners, and export merchants, leading to complete dependence on commerce for prosperity and vulnerability to shifts in markets.
Exports dramatically increased between 1870 and 1900, attracting capital from abroad and placing regional industries and transportation in foreign hands.
The Spanish-American War between 1895 and 1898 resulted in the US gaining possession of former Spanish colony Puerto Rico and reducing Cuba to a dependency. The US backed Panama's independence movement in 1904 in return for extensive rights to build a canal in the new nation.
Latin American nations became increasingly critical of US intervention in the region, including military, cultural, and economic penetration, despite maintaining ties to the West and experiencing growing influence from the US.

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Test your knowledge of Latin American history with our Consolidation of Latin America 1810-1930 quiz. Explore the challenges that faced the new nations in the 19th century, including political fragmentation, foreign imperialism, and dependence on the international economic system. Learn about the dominance of caudillos, the role of women and minorities, and the impact of US intervention in the region. Sharpen your understanding of this crucial period in Latin American history with our quiz.