Download - Latin America in the 19 th Century Section 3 of Latin America Praxis Review With Frank Argote-Freyre
On the Periphery of World Markets
Riddle of Latin American DependencyFactors
• Colonial Heritage• Monoculture• Social Inequality• Struggle between Elite/Folk Cultures
Great Britain: First Neo-Colonial Master
Flag of Great Britain Map of British Empire in 18th Century
Resistance and Reform
Statute in Brazil Celebrating End of Slavery in 1888
Mexican Reformer: Benito Juarez
Emergence of United States
Flag of United States in 1836 – 25 star flag
Painting Depicting Death of Davy Crockett at the Alamo
Mexican-American War
Statue Commemorating Death of Military Cadets fighting US
Invaders
Manifest Destiny = Land Grab
Struggle Between Elite and Folk
Elite Policies Aimed at Modernizing Latin America
• Seizure of Indigenous Lands• “Whitening” Immigration Policies• Labor Exploitation• Genocide