ch.30 Ap world history – Flashcards
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slaves
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involuntarily come to the U.S. unlike immigrants none in GB, FR, Ger
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European immigrants
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migrate to the U.S. and Canada
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Latin America
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-continued instability -racism (the darker you are, worse off you are) -whites/creoles have power
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creoles
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little experience with self-government
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white/creole minority
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-dominated politics (conservative) -peasant majority is without power (disenfranchised) -do not support European liberal ideas of working class suffrage
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Why do the creoles not support European liberal ideas of working class suffrage?
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because they do not want to share power
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cuadillos
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military strongmen, takeover power, exploit people
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Who was Juan Manuel de Rosas
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brutal dictator with absolute power claimed/maintained power in anyway possible "macheovete of the pampas" created order through violence
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How did the mexican government shift roles?
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started out as a monarchy under Spain and Portugal then went to a republic and then to caudillo rule(1821-1911)
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President Benito Juarez
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led a liberal movement and reform 1850s universal male suffrage, limited power of priests and military suspended loan payments to foreign powers
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Why does Benito Juarez limit the power of priests and military?
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because they support the creole elite
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Why do creoles hate Benito Juarez?
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because he opposed landowning elites
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Why is it surprising Benito Juarez was a leader?
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comes from indigenous descent
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How does Spain, Britain and France react when Benito Juarez suspends loan payments?
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in 1860 Napoleon the third is in power of France (wants to conquer all of Europe) 1862 France, Britain and Spain travel to Mexico to defeat Mexico
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Why are the European powers unable to conquer Mexico?
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Mexico is resistant and the U.S. intercedes to help Mexico
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Why do creole elites allow U.S. to enter latin america?
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because the americans have experience and money
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U.S. industrialization in latin america
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-causes low wages for the latin american working class because the creoles are paid and gain profit and do not support the government (corruption/racism) -causes dependent economy from U.S. -profit only goes to mexican elites
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why was there no industrialization in latin america?
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because of colonial legacy and stratified society
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Porfirio Diaz
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encouraged foreign investors (U.S. in mexico) does not share profit made (corrupt)
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economic growth in latin america
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no diversification 3 main cash crops
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latin american cash crops
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coffee, tobacco, sugar
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Why must a nation diversify?
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if they rely on one cash crop then the economy fails and suffers
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Emiliano Zapata and Pancho villa
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create popular uprisings in countryside (2 million dead) but the Mexican government regains control when U.S. support creoles because they gain profit
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latin american societies
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organized by ethnicity and color very stratified and racist machismo
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Chinese immigrants
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traveled to Canada and U.S. to build railroads traveled to latin america for guano mining
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guano mining
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collect bird poop for fertilizer Chinese and Japanese immigrant work
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Louis Riel
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leader of western métis and indigenous people (french and indigenous ancestry)
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Italian immigrants
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go to U.S. and Argentina
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Guachos
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cowboys egalitarian society (equality) mestizos and mixed race
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machismo
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culture of male strength (patriarchal society)
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1750-1914
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change occurs a lot
